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
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
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
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09

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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