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
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Messenjah - Cool... But Deadly

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Compilation - D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1

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Roots Radics - Roots Dub Style

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