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
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51

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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