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
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Shams	Orti Tuyatchbah	Ayoban	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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