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
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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