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
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06

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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