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
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53

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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