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
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45

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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