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
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45

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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