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
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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