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
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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