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
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15

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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