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
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13

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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