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
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05

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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