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
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19

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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