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
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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