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
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49

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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