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
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43

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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