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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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