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
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
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
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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