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
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24

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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