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
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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