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
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52

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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