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
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41

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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