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
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46

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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