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)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
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
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	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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