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
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16

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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