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	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02

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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