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
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20

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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