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
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19

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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