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
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36

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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