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
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33

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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