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
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46

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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