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	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18

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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