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	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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