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
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Merlene Webber	Stand by Your Man	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:47
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Mediator	The Keyboard King	02:44
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Shams	Olé Zan	Ayoban	05:25
Top Ranking	Conquer	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	03:37
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	What a Price	Collector Series	04:02
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Wayne McGhie	Let's Fall in Love	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	04:38
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Johnny Osbourne	Girl of My Complexion	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Jah B	Live Up (Dub)	Live Up	06:39
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	More Kissing	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:39
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	They Don't Know	Oral Culture	04:10
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Winston Hewitt	Sugar Sugar	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Rhaburn	Oral Culture	05:27
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Whey Natty Dey	Oral Culture	04:03
Demo Cates	Just the Two of Us	Lady	03:27
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay Dub Version	Rosana	09:10

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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