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
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56

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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