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
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59

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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