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
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06

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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