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
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Wesli	La Pèson	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Fat Chants	When the Rivers are Hot	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	05:01
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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