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
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28

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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