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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34

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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