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
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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