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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43

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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