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
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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