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
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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