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
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
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
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23

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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