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
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21

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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