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
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

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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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