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	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05

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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