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
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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