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 Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37

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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