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	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09

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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