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
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Stranger Cole	Stranger at the Door	Storybook Revisited	02:41
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46

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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