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 Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16

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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