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
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Glen Ricketts	Pledging My Love	Commandments Of Love	03:43
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	I Don't Know	Mean While	03:09
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Glen Ricketts	Put Your Trust in Jah	Rise Up	05:18
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Messenjah	Can't Root Up This Tree	Rock You High	03:18
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16

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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