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 Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
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
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	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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