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
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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