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
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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