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
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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