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
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Balford Lindsay	Dark End of the Street	Can't Fight Love	05:39
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Blood	Hot Blood	03:19
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Sattalites	Never be the Same	Miracles	04:34
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Johnny Osbourne	Ready Or Not	Ready Or Not	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Our Love Is Fallin'	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Pluggy Satchmo	Mack the Knife	Porridge	03:55
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together (version)	Just You and Me	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12

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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