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	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16

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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