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
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Noel Ellis	Memories	ST	06:59
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Jackie Mittoo	Grand Funk	Wishbone	02:57
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Leroy Brown	Poor Man's Story	Face To Face	03:26
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Confrontation	Never Give Up The Fight	A New Day	03:47
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Messenjah	China Town	Cool... But Deadly	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Sid Lovejoy	Fussin And Fighting	Jah Jah Knows	03:04
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40

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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