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	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27

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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