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	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
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
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47

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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