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
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
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
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28

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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