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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38

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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