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
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25

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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