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	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
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
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Mr. Pito	Oral Culture	04:03
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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