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
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28

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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