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
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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