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
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54

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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