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	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Roots Earth And Water - Innocent Youths

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Roots Earth And Water - Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)

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Roots Earth And Water - Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)

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