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
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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