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
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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