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
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21

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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