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	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
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
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	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
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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