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	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	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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