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
Carol Brown	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	Come Love Me (Cause I Need Love)	05:11
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Messenjah	It's You	Cool Operator	04:12
Boule Noire	J'aime Ca quand Tu Me Fais Ca	Reggae	03:35
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Stranger Cole	We Shall Overcome	Storybook Revisited	02:22
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:48
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
David Thiaw	Djembe Suite	African Skies	04:21
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	One More Mountain To Climb	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Merci, Beaucoup!	Tears On The Dancefloor	00:24
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Come Into my Life	Reggae Exposed	04:11
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Leroy Sibbles	Stay	On Top	03:30
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Glen Ricketts	The Lady in Red	Rock Me Baby	04:02
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Peter Sandy	The Truth	Sweet Music	04:02
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Rock & Come In	03:39
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Glen Ricketts	Cover Me	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Karamchand Maharaj	Dharka Hai Dil	Innovations 4	04:14
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
Soul Explosion Band	Blue Lady	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	04:08
Skipper Logan	Disobedient Woman	Disobedient Woman // When Jah Come	06:06
R. Jackson Zee	Just Like a Lilly	Trodding	02:50
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Della Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:32
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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