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
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24

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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