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
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Karamchand Maharaj	Piya Tose Naina Laage Re	Innovations 4	05:00
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Truths & Rights	Acid Rain	Time For Us To Unite	04:05
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Glen Ricketts	Woman	Rise Up	05:14
Noel Ellis	Dance With Me	ST	06:27
Leroy Sibbles	The System	Now	03:48
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Wesli	Sonje	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	06:16
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Karamchand Maharaj	Koi Na Jaane	Innovations 4	04:25
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Energizer	Wild Jockey	03:42
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Leroy Brown	She’s Not Just Another Woman	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Oh Baby	Modern Day Romance	04:27
Messenjah	Arrested	Rock You High	03:32
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Wesli	Ayizan	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:17
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Chalawa	Rough And Tough	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:34
Stranger Cole	What Was In Your Mind	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:24
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Merlene Webber	One Life to Live	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:17
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Otis Gayle	Jah is in Control	The Best Of	03:25
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Clarke & George	Babylon Dread	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	04:15
Boule Noire	De La Plage Au Coeur Du Ghetto	Reggae	03:14
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
R. Jackson Zee	Hypocrite	Trodding	03:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
R. Jackson Zee	Walls of Babylon	Unda De Struggle	02:17
Wesli	Ti manman	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
Leroy Brown	All That Glitters	Genuine Love	04:04

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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