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
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
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
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36

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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