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
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22

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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