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
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06

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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