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
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
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
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54

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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