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
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03

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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