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	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Ivan Burgess	Tokio Wonderland	Wanderin' With	01:32
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Stealin' Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:24
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Seat Up	04:38
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
ShowDoMan	Billy (Part 1)	Trouble, Trouble	05:20
Penny Johnson	Kiss and Say Goodbye	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	05:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Leroy Brown	More Than That	Genuine Love	03:36
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	Book of Rules	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Give Up	It's Not Over	03:46
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Risco Connections	Sitting In The Park	Sitting In The Park	05:26
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Otis Gayle	Rise Up	The Best Of	03:45
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Winston Hewitt	Lonely Street	Reggae Medley	02:18
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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