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
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56

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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