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
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04

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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