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
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58

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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