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
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37

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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