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
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23

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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