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
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain (Dub)	Time For Us To Unite	05:39
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Leroy Sibbles	Let Jah Music Ride	On Top	03:21
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Utilize (Utalize)	Oral Culture	04:16
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wild Jockey	Wild Jockey	03:10
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Wayne McGhie	Thank You Lord for the Music	Let's Fall in Love // Thank You Lord for the Music	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Wesli	Eya Hé	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Roots Earth And Water	Lou Sent Me	Innocent Youths	03:11
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Bedouin Soundclash	The Quick & The Dead	Light the Horizon	02:13
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Whey Natty Dey	Oral Culture	04:03
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Go On Without You	Rock Me Baby	04:09
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Roots Earth And Water	Right, Right Time Version	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	03:34
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Cougars	El Que - Merengue	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:11
Wesli	Nèg Dahome	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:14
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Unda De Struggle	03:13
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Glen Ricketts	I'm In The Mood For Love	Commandments Of Love	04:28
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Cadavere	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:42
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20

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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