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
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59

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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