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
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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