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
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01

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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