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
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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