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	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Special Mission	Stepping Tiger	04:05
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Nana McLean (Claudette)	I Started a Joke	Collector Series	03:57
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsie	You're My Boopsy	04:39
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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