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
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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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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