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
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48

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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