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
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	One Step Forward	Show Case Volume 3	04:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
R. Jackson Zee	Labba Labba	Trodding	02:59
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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