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
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
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
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46

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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