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
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19

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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