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
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33

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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