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
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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