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
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28

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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