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
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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