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
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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