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
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56

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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