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	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
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
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14

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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