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	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02

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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