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	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54

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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