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
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11

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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