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
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47

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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