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
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13

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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