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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28

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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