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
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09

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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