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
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12

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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