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
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love	Can't Fight Love	06:55
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Russian Satelite	Stepping Tiger	04:12
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Sattalites	Wild (Like a Version)	ST	03:57
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05

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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