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
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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