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
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25

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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