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	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05

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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