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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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