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
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35

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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