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	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Winston Hewitt	What Am I Living For	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Wesli	Ibo Ibo Msé Toro	Tradisyon	06:01
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19

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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