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
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30

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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