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
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving (Remix)	Collector Series	04:01
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Give Love Another Try	Dream Of Life	04:25
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
One Love	Roller Coaster	ST	06:26
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Acid Rain b/w Live-Up	09:41
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Turning in My Love	Rise Up	05:06
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:15
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Ishan People	Let The Rhythm Roll	ST	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Leroy Gibbon	Lover's Question	Four Season Lover	02:55
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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