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
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67	06:02
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)

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