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
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28

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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