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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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