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
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55

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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