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
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
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
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19

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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