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
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32

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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