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
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	Revival Jumper	Wild Jockey	03:29
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs	Hard Drugs	03:52
Shams	Néy Néy Maria	Ayoban	06:38
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	There's No Love in the World Today	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:10
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Mike Anthony	Diplomatic Slavery	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:07
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
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	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
R. Jackson Zee	Parkdale	Unda De Struggle	03:00
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
One Love	It's Within You	ST	05:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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