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
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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