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
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24

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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