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
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Let Your Love Shine On Me	Collector Series	03:48
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Macka Fat	Macka Fat	02:54
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
Danny Rank	Stepping On Strong	Stepping On Strong	00:36
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
R. Jackson Zee	Don't Worry Be Happy	Unda De Struggle	05:25
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	The Penetrator	The Keyboard King	03:00
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Barry Shaw	Summer Love	Summer Love	04:16
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
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Keep On Skanking	In Perspective	05:21
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Messenjah	MC Menu	Cool... But Deadly	04:15
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Naya Ali	The Seeds - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:21
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Too Much Confusion // Unity	03:27
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05

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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