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
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Naya Ali	Rails	Higher Self EP	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Tell the Devil	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:38
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Messenjah	Emanuel Road	Cool... But Deadly	04:17
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Ras-Prince-Tafar-1	Seat Up	06:23
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dream of Life	Dream Of Life	03:54
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Leroy Brown	One Little Kiss	Genuine Love	03:47
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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