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
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20

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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