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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54

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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