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
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46

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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