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
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59

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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