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
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23

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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