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
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40

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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