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
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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