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
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48

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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