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
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
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
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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