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	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03

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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