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
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20

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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