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
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Alone Again, Naturally	Reggae Magic	02:54
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27

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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