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 Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23

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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