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
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04

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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