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
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16

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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