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
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
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
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13

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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