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
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54

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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