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
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Arawak	New Day	Music in the Making b/w New Day	04:31
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40

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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