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
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
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
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02

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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