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
Cynthia Webber	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Merlene Webber	He Will Have to Stay	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:50
Jackie Mittoo	A Rocking Sensation	The Keyboard King	03:54
Leroy Sibbles	Never Give Up	It's Not Over	03:55
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Stranger Cole	Cornell Andrews & The Collinder Sisters - Uno Dos Tres	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:07
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Lorenzo Conyers	Lori	With Love From Lorenzo	03:38
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Stranger Cole	Yesterday’s Dream	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Stranger Cole	Give Me the Right	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:55
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Phase IV	Redemption Song	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	06:43
George Banton	I Like The Things You Do	I'm Still In Love With You	02:59
Leroy Sibbles	Jump	It's Not Over	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Love of life	Love of life b/w Love Life	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Jackie Mittoo	I'll Try	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:58
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Everyday	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:51
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Belize	Oral Culture	03:20
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Good	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:15
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song	Show Case Volume 3	04:20
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality	Roots Reality	05:37
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Bedouin Soundclash	Fools Tattoo	Light the Horizon	04:08
Ras Lee	Dub Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Wesli	Soufle Van Yé	Tradisyon	03:40
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Stranger Cole	Rough & Tough	Storybook Revisited	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Jackie Mittoo	Merry Go Round	Hot Blood	03:01
Christine White Joy	No Sweeter Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:35
Ivan Burgess	I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:15
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Lillian Allen	One Poem Town	Conditions Critical	00:48
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
Messenjah	No Skinning Up	Cool... But Deadly	04:06

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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