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
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45

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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