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
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06

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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