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
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Ishan People	Situation Vacant	Roots	02:50
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Demo Cates	Just the Way You Are	Lady	03:28
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Shams	Orti Tuyatchbah	Ayoban	04:01
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Answer Me, Oh My Love	Porridge	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Reggae Again	Reggae Exposed	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Bennett Jo	Let Me Tell You Boy	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54

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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