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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21

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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