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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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