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
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39

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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