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
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52

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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