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
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

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Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

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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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