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
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

FEATURED

Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

FEATURED

Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Show Case Volume 3

FEATURED

Lascelles Douglas - Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle

FEATURED

Karamchand Maharaj - Innovations 4

FEATURED

Milton Douglas - Can't Trust No One

FEATURED

Desmond Chambers - Tiger Bom

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Storybook Revisited

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - More Life EP (with The Steadytones)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - "Forward" in the Land of Sunshine

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - The Patriot

FEATURED

Stranger Cole - Capture Land

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Just Having Fun

FEATURED

Carl Harvey - Ecstacy of Mankind

Carl Harvey - Ebony Lady

FEATURED

Cougars - Caribana '67 Volume 1

FEATURED

Arawak - Music in the Making b/w New Day

FEATURED

Ishan People - Roots

FEATURED

Ishan People - ST

FEATURED

Soul Explosion Band - Out of Many One People

FEATURED

Mighty Mystics - Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms

FEATURED

David Thiaw - African Skies

FEATURED

Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock) - You Are My Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Lady

FEATURED

Demo Cates - Stealing Love

FEATURED

Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

FEATURED

Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

Comments