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
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares	Who Really Cares	02:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Sweet and Free	The Challenge	04:27
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Syren	Village of Light	The One	04:59
Pluggy Satchmo	When The Saints Go Marching In	Porridge	04:56
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Leroy Brown	Free for All	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	04:15
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Leroy Sibbles	Singerman	Now	03:33
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Ivan Burgess	Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:51
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Balford Lindsay	Glad You Came My Way	Memories of Her Love	03:23
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego (Lazy Flow remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	04:14
Customers	Smile In The Corridor	ST (EP)	02:15
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Christine White Joy	You Have Got To Come Back	You Have Got To Come Back	02:49
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Howie Smart	Lonely Little Girl	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	It's Not Over	It's Not Over	03:36
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:07

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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