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	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26

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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