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
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Lamentations	Oral Culture	06:21
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04

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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