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
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24

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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