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
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02

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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