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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11

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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