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
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39

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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