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
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03

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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