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
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11

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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