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
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	Angry Man	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37

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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