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
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43

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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