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
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58

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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