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
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33

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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