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
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version)	Just You and Me	03:02
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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