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
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56

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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