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	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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