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	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19

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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