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
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Leroy Brown	Don't Give Up	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Bennett Jo	In the Nude	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:58
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Sattalites	The Reason Why	Miracles	04:07
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Glen Ricketts	Hold On	Rise Up	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Winston Hewitt	High School Dance	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Totally Together	Stepping Tiger	04:04
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Bedouin Soundclash	May You Be The Road	Light the Horizon	03:04
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	Laughter in the Rain	Let's Put It all Together	02:59
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:15
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Shams	Néy Néy Maria	Ayoban	06:38
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Carl Harvey	Guitar Inferno	Ecstacy of Mankind	02:53
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49

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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