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
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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