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
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09

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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