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	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
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
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05

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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