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
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12

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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