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
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
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
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17

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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