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
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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