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
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20

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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