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	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:04
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Organ Grinder	Wild Jockey	03:17
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Johnny Osbourne	Love Comes & Goes	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:27
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Noel Ellis	Stop Your Fighting	ST	06:27
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:07
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17

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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