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
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43

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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