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
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40

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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