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
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55

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