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
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
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
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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