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
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06

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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