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
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

FEATURED

Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

FEATURED

Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

FEATURED

Ishan People - Roots

FEATURED

Ishan People - ST

FEATURED

Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

FEATURED

Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

FEATURED

David Thiaw - African Skies

FEATURED

Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Stealing Love

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

FEATURED

Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

FEATURED

Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

FEATURED

Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

FEATURED

Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

FEATURED

Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool Operator

FEATURED

Messenjah - Rock You High

FEATURED

Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

FEATURED

Sam T. - Mayenkatam

Comments