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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13

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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