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
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18

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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