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	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36

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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