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	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
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	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51

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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