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
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Peter Sandy	Sweet Music	Sweet Music	04:39
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Brown	All Things Are Possible	Genuine Love	03:24
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Howie Smart	Your Love	Rock & Come In	03:24
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38

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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