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
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Lorenzo Conyers	That's a No No	With Love From Lorenzo	03:42
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Sattalites	Taylor Made	Miracles	04:59
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33

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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