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	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06

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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