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
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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