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	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04

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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