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	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45

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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