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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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