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
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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