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	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44

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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