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
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06

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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