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
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31

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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