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
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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