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
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27

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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