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
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Let's Stay Together	You Are My Lady	04:37
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	You’ve Got to Come Back	Reggae Exposed	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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