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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28

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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