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
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
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
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01

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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