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
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
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	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20

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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