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
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47

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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