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	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08

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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