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
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23

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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