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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51

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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