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
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Share What We've Got	In Perspective	07:09
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Desmond Chambers	The Other Woman	Tiger Bom	03:49
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Call Me	Dream Of Life	04:50
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Brown	Gypsy Girl	Face To Face	04:20
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Channel One Crash	Hot Blood	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Stranger Cole	Teeth and Tonge	The Patriot	04:25
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19

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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