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
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55

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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