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	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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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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