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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42

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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