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
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12

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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