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
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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