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
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59

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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