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	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Otis Gayle	Man on a Mission	Love is a Thing	03:53
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
One Love	Jah Jah Love Must Grow	ST	06:10
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37

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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