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
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29

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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