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
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04

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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