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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54

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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