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
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11

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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