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
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Shams	Olé Zan	Ayoban	05:25
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Delixx	The Other Side	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	04:16
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Risco Connections	Stopping Version	Sitting In The Park	04:51
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Human Being	Hobey Laik	05:30
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Leroy Sibbles	Brighter Day	It's Not Over	03:38
Jackie Mittoo	Super Charge	Show Case Volume 3	04:11
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Suzanne	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:52
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Pauline Jones and The Gems	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	It's Too Late (To Love Me Now)	06:44
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Wesli	Marijo	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:19
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Leroy Brown	Disaster	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:16
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Gemini Brass	Her Majesty	Keep on the Right Side	05:10
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
Villains	Urban Skins	Life of Crime	03:19
Wesli	Pran Pasyans	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:50
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Mike Anthony	Safari Jamaica	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:58
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Sattalites	Life of My Own	Miracles	05:18
Jackie Mittoo	Hard to Give	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:40
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Winston Hart	Slaves Made Them Rich	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	05:40
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:53
Winston Hewitt	Jane I'm Not the Same	I Love You	03:27
Demo Cates	(Just Like) Starting Over	Lady	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Lillian Allen	Sister Hold On	Conditions Critical	04:35
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Julie Spence	Black Girl in the Ring	Arrives	07:46
Syren	Higher Love	The One	04:33
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	I Love You	03:50
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Shams	Min Mat Karena	Ayoban	04:53
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
I.D.	I Have Something to Say (To You)	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	02:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Lillian Allen	Birth Version	Revolutionary Tea Party	03:37
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success	Can't Fight Love	03:01
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Wesli	Ba Li Lavi (Remix)	Tradisyon	02:51
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29

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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