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
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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