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
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42

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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