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	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26

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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