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	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57

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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