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)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08

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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