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
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02

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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