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
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
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
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
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
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05

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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