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
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51

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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