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
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	One Stop	Oral Culture	05:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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