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	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27

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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