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
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53

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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