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
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21

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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