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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Lamentations	Oral Culture	06:21
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30

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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