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
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06

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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