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
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Shams	Néy Néy Maria	Ayoban	06:38
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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