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
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
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
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21

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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