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
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17

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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