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
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12

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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