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
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16

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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