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
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04

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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