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
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
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
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02

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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