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 Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04

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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