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
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	Love Makes The World Go Round	Sun Rise b/w Love Makes The World Go Round	02:57
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
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
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37

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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