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
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41

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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