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	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Shams	Orti Tuyatchbah	Ayoban	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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