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
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Bert Jackson	Johnny Osbourne - Knock, Knock	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:15
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Bennett Jo	What's My Colour	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	04:07
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Boule Noire	La Musique Reggae	Reggae	03:00
Stranger Cole	Bread in the Oven	The Patriot	03:56
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Demo Cates	Guilty	Lady	03:14
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Stranger Cole	My Tears	Storybook Revisited	03:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tum Tum	Tour to Africa	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	Hard Lover	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:50
Boule Noire	La Loi De Jah	Reggae	03:57
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Utilize (Utalize)	Oral Culture	04:16
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Surrender	Reach Out With Love	03:59
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Magic	03:42
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold it Down	Collector Series	03:48
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15

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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