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
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34

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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