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
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18

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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