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
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52

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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