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
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22

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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