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 Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54

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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