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
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34

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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