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
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	They Don't Know	Oral Culture	04:10
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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