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
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57

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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