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
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18

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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