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
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Shams	Néy Néy Maria	Ayoban	06:38
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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