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
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26

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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