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
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20

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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