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	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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