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
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08

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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