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
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58

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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