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
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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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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