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	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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