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
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:21
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Peter Sandy	Lovely Baby	Sweet Music	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Messenjah	Rock You High	Rock You High	04:56
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne

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Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson) - Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby

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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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