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	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36

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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