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
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
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
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16

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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