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
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Super 8 Corporation	Rasta Version	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:42
Peter Sandy	Get Up Girl	Sweet Music	04:13
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Man On the Hill	Hot Blood	02:17
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Jackie Mittoo	Whoa Whoa	Macka Fat	03:34
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12

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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