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
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02

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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