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
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Risco Connections	Reggae Music	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:48
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
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
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hobey Laik "My Love for You"	Hobey Laik	03:30
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55

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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