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
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26

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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