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
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29

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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