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
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35

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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