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
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35

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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