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
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
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
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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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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