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
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30

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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