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	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19

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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