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	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56

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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