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
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38

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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