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
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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