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
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16

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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