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
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09

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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