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
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50

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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