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
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20

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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