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
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07

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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