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
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03

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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