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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14

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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