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
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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