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 Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24

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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