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
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54

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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