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
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00

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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