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
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52

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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