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
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Pellegrin El Kady	Chôro Bai Samba	Sunguila	04:08
Leroy Gibbon	Build Up the Vibes	Four Season Lover	03:50
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
David Thiaw	Neighbour	African Skies	05:39
Bedouin Soundclash	Follow The Sun	Light the Horizon	04:23
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Balford Lindsay	Something Good Is Going On	Memories of Her Love	03:02
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Johnny Osbourne	Marijuana	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:30
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Jackie Mittoo	Kind Girl	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:28
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Vic Mercury	In Reach of Your Arms	In Reach of Your Arms	05:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rosana	Rosana	12:48
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Jackie Mittoo	Let's Put it all Together	Let's Put It all Together	02:52
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Winston Hewitt	I Want to Forget	Snapshot	02:37
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Jackie Mittoo	Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:19
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Winston Hart	My Savior	Genuine Love	03:43
Christine White Joy	Lose A Good Thing	You Have Got To Come Back	03:00
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
One Love	Stand Up	ST	06:47
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ali Boma Ye	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:27
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Christine White Joy	Lovers Rest	You Have Got To Come Back	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Religion Désir	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:31
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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