Reggae, Caribbean and African

This room celebrates the rich rhythms and vibrant voices of Canada’s Reggae, Caribbean, and African music scenes. From roots reggae and dancehall to calypso, soca, Afrobeat, and traditional African styles, this collection reflects the cultural depth brought by diasporic communities across the country. Whether born abroad or raised in Canada, these artists brought the sound of islands and continents to Canadian streets, shaping a powerful, joyful, and deeply expressive musical legacy. Uplifting, unifying, and undeniably rhythmic.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

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Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

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Ishan People - Roots

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Ishan People - ST

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Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

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Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

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David Thiaw - African Skies

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Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

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Demo Cates - Lady

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Demo Cates - Stealing Love

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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

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Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

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Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

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Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

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Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

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Messenjah - Cool Operator

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Messenjah - Rock You High

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Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

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Sam T. - Mayenkatam

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