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
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03

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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