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
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00

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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