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
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

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Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

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Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

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Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

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Stranger Cole - Storybook Revisited

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Stranger Cole - More Life EP (with The Steadytones)

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Stranger Cole - Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)

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Stranger Cole - The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)

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Stranger Cole - "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine

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Stranger Cole - The Patriot

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Stranger Cole - Capture Land

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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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