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
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
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
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

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Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

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