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
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34

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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