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
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37

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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