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
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50

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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