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
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49

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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