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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56

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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