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
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Jackie Mittoo	Nyah Red	The Money Makers	03:10
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Telstar	Reggae Magic	03:11
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Winston Hewitt	It Feel So Good	Full of Love	04:01
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Tears On the Dancefloor	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:20
Messenjah	Queen of Sheba	Cool... But Deadly	03:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Wesli	Nan Lakoua	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:03
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Million Dollar Baby (Nana McLean)	Modern Day Romance	03:23
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Snapshot	02:21
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Peanut Peddler	Reggae Exposed	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Score of Memories	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:56
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Barry Shaw	Summer Night of Love	Summer Love	04:19
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Glen Ricketts	Rise Up	Rise Up	04:40
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43

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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