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)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42

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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