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
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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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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