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
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20

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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