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
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Winston Hewitt	I Love You More Than I Can Say	Full of Love	04:04
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Sattalites	She Loves You	ST	04:01
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Glen Ricketts	If I Was a Millionaire	Commandments Of Love	04:01
Chalawa	Rich Inna Jah Jah Love	Capture Land	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Jackie Mittoo	Love of Life	Wishbone	02:36
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Della	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:07
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Imparfait	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:59
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Otis Gayle	My Sweet Jamaica	The Best Of	03:37
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Bennett Jo	Calling You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:23
Leroy Sibbles	Lying Girl	Strictly Roots	06:19
Jackie Mittoo	Something Else	Macka Fat	02:23
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool... But Deadly	05:22
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49

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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