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
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Balford Lindsay	Cheater's Hideaway (instr)	Can't Fight Love	04:27
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17

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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