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
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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