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	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55

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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