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
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
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
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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