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
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
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	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
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
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30

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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