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
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51

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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