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
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26

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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