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
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
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	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26

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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