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
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16

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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