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
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26

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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