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
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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