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
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21

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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