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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22

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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