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
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Wishful Thinking	Reggae Magic	02:36
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
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
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Winston Hart	Jesus Gave Me Water	Genuine Love	04:22
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Peter Sandy	Les bourgeois	Sweet Music	05:07
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44

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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