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
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54

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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