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
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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