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
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

FEATURED

Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

FEATURED

Ishan People - Roots

FEATURED

Ishan People - ST

FEATURED

Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

FEATURED

Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

FEATURED

David Thiaw - African Skies

FEATURED

Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Stealing Love

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

FEATURED

Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

FEATURED

Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

FEATURED

Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

FEATURED

Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

FEATURED

Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

FEATURED

Cynthia Webber - Touch a Hand b/w Version

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Just Like That

FEATURED

Leroy Gibbon - Four Season Lover

FEATURED

Messenjah - Cool Operator

FEATURED

Messenjah - Rock You High

FEATURED

Pellegrin El Kady - Sunguila

FEATURED

Sam T. - Mayenkatam

FEATURED

Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

FEATURED

Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

FEATURED

Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

Comments