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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37

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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