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
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49

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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