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
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Stranger Cole	Love Your Neighbour	Storybook Revisited	02:51
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10

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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