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
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59

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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