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
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38

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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