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
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49

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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