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	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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