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
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
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
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31

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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