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
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
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
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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