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
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58

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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