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
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47

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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