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
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34

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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