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
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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