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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28

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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