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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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