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
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06

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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