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
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
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
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19

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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