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
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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