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
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20

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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