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
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
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
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33

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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