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
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Pluggy Satchmo	High Society	Porridge	03:56
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06

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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