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
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06

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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