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
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Shams	Orti Tuyatchbah	Ayoban	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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