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
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21

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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