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
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy and Norma - Penny Reel Oh	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:39
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Shams	Wadadhush Min Zaman	Ayoban	06:15
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Out of Many One People	04:08
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	One Stop	Oral Culture	05:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Winston Hewitt	Let it Be	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:14
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Ishan People	Lies	Roots	04:07
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Belize	Oral Culture	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Black Bird	Oral Culture	04:14
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Love of life b/w Love Life	03:10
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Wesli	Ça Fait Mal	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:00
Super 8 Corporation	Set Me Free	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:30
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17

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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