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
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51

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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