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 Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
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
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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