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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45

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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