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
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Shams	Orti Tuyatchbah	Ayoban	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	They Don't Know	Oral Culture	04:10
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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