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
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

FEATURED

Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

FEATURED

Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

FEATURED

Ishan People - Roots

FEATURED

Ishan People - ST

FEATURED

Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

FEATURED

Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

FEATURED

David Thiaw - African Skies

FEATURED

Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Stealing Love

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

FEATURED

Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

FEATURED

Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

FEATURED

Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

FEATURED

Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

FEATURED

Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool Operator

FEATURED

Messenjah - Rock You High

FEATURED

Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

FEATURED

Sam T. - Mayenkatam

Comments