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
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17

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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