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
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48

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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