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
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41

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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