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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
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
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48

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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