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
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28

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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