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
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	03:58
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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