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
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15

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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