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
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	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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