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	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
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25

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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