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
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Mystic World	Stepping Tiger	05:52
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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