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
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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