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	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19

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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