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
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23

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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