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
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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