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
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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