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
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05

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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