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
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57

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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