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
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48

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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