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	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29

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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