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
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25

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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