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
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27

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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