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
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55

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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