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	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
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
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46

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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