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
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37

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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