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
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	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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