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
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36

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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