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
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07

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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