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
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Cougars	Dolores Waltz	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	I Don't Know Why	Hobey Laik	04:45
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Nokliché remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:30
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41

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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