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
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07

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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