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
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Maame Felicia Konadu	Me Mma	Ma Menka	08:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Lillian Allen	I Fight Back	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:16
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Shams - Ayoban

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Fat Chants - People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot

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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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