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
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20

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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