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
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14

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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