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
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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