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
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00

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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