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
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46

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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