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
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45

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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