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
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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