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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
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	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14

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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