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
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59

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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