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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
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
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24

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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