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	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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