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
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	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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