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
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	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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