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	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26

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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