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	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47

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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