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
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12

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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