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	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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