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
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67	03:40
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)

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