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
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16

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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