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
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43

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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