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
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
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
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35

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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