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	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16

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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