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
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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