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)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45

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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