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
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32

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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