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
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Shams	Wadadhush Min Zaman	Ayoban	06:15
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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