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
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
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
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14

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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