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	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54

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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