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
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01

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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