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
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05

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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