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
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Villains	Life of Crime	Life of Crime	02:37
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Skipper Logan	Paralyze Them	Paralyze Them	03:21
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
‎Calvin Benjamin	My Baby's Gone	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:16
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26

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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