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	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22

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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