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
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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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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