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
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54

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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