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
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52

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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