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
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Naya Ali	Turning Tables	We Did The Damn Thing	03:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Whitehorse Man	Reach Out With Love	05:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Every Time You Go Away	Modern Day Romance	03:25
Winston Hewitt	I Need a Lot of Loving	Just You and Me	02:18
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
Lillian Allen	Jazz You	Conditions Critical	01:52
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Gemini Brass	I Believe You	Keep on the Right Side	06:15
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Creative Rock	The Keyboard King	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
Wesli	Simbi	Tradisyon	04:26
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:52
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Syncona	Wings of a Dove	Wings of a Dove b/w Listen to the Steel Band Man	02:44
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Syren	Heartdriven	The One	05:10
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Ras Prince Tafari I	Unda De Struggle	04:20
Carl Harvey	Misty Night	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Wesli	Wongol O	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Syren	These Walls	The One	04:57
Ishan People	Come to the Music	ST	04:13
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Carl Harvey	Breezing	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Glen Ricketts	Nothing's Gonna Change My Love	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	It's Pony	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:56
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Johnny Osbourne	Back Off Ringcraft	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Jackie Mittoo	Peace Treaty	Show Case Volume 3	04:19
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Stranger Cole	Paparazzi	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:36
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Wesli	Île	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:56
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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