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
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
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
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22

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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