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
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34

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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