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
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16

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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