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
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
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
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25

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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