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
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16

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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