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	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Winston Hart	Love is Patient	Genuine Love	04:08
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Ivan Burgess	When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:23
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Chasing You Forever	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:39
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M. Come	Seat Up	05:43
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Fantasy World	The Challenge	03:03
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Zinjeah	Tour to Africa	03:34
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Mighty Mystics	Arms	Ride Your Donkey b/w Arms	09:32
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Howie Smart	Caleeme	Rock & Come In	03:05
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone (Version)	Now You're Gone	02:47
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Today	Broken Arrow	04:27
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Pluggy Satchmo	Pluggy Satchmo - Medley (Mama Mi Belly A Hurt Mi, Glamour Gal, Don't Fence Me In)	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	05:05
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00

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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