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
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Roots Radics	False Rasta	Two Time Girl	03:13
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Merlene Webber	Right Track	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:45
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07

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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