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	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
George Banton	She's Gone Again	The Soul of Toronto	04:16
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56

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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