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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20

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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