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
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12

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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