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
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29

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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