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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34

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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