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
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48

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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