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
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Black Bird	Oral Culture	04:14
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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