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
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19

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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