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
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

FEATURED

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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