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	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14

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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