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
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14

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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