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
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44

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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