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
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58

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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