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
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Tyrone Weekes	I Love You True	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:15
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Shams	Wadadhush Min Zaman	Ayoban	06:15
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Stranger Cole	Captured Land	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:41
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Jah Rock Style	The Keyboard King	02:21
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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Shams - Ayoban

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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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