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
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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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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