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
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12

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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