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
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22

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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