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
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49

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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