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	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
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
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18

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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