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
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11

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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