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
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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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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