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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
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
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10

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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