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
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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