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	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
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
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14

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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