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
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07

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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