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
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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