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
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56

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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