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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51

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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