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
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48

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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