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
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05

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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