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)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33

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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