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
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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