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
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39

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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