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
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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