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
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01

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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