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
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12

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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