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	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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