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
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08

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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