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
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Lorenzo Conyers	Today is My Day	With Love From Lorenzo	03:52
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Fine, Fine Day	Dream Of Life	03:59
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Mike Anthony	Coming to Carry Us Home	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:55
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Dub	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Bennett Jo	Me and You	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:24
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ani Kuni	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:39
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Utilize (Utalize)	Oral Culture	04:16
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - If You Ever Change Your Mind	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	04:16
Demo Cates	Dream to Remember	Stealing Love	07:57
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Look Before You Leap	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:12
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Messenjah	Cool Operator	Cool Operator	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:45
Shams	Sum Bashen	Ayoban	04:37
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56

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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