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
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03

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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