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
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

FEATURED

Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

FEATURED

Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

FEATURED

Ishan People - Roots

FEATURED

Ishan People - ST

FEATURED

Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

FEATURED

Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

FEATURED

David Thiaw - African Skies

FEATURED

Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Stealing Love

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

FEATURED

Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

FEATURED

Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

FEATURED

Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

FEATURED

Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

FEATURED

Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool Operator

FEATURED

Messenjah - Rock You High

FEATURED

Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

FEATURED

Sam T. - Mayenkatam

Comments