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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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