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
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39

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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