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
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59

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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