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
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11

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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