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
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58

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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