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
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07

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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