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
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46

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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