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
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02

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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