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
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Leroy Sibbles	Party Time	On Top	03:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Marrabenta	Sunguila	02:46
Messenjah	Special Kind of Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Serah	Tour to Africa	03:53
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Medley: Tie Me Donkey Down De, Bo Bo Let Me Go, Si Si Moriah	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:44
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Glen Ricketts	You're Gonna Need Me	Rock Me Baby	03:51
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Lorenzo Conyers	Sway	With Love From Lorenzo	03:19
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Wesli	Lolé Lolé	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:00
Chalawa	Jah Jah Revolution	Capture Land	04:46
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Wishbone	Wishbone	02:59
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Get on the Scene	Snapshot	03:21
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gorba	Tour to Africa	03:28
Emport	Heartaches	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	03:58
David Thiaw	Bindul Africa - Stand Up and be Counted	African Skies	04:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Sibbles	Rock And Come On	On Top	03:34
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Every Time You Go Away	You Are My Lady	06:19
Risco Connections	Park Version	Sitting In The Park	04:26
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Everytime I Feel the Spirit	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
Jackie Mittoo	Harder than the Rest	Stepping Tiger	05:06
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Bennett Jo	Groovy Jo Jo	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:28
David Thiaw	Spirit	African Skies	04:35
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Don't Come Easy	Solid Love Affair	03:16
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jerry Brown	Dreadlock Lady	Dreadlock Lady	05:28
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Womma Menka	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	04:03
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Leroy Sibbles	Talk to Me	Evidence	03:08
Glen Ricketts	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Commandments Of Love	05:31
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Time for Us to Unite	Broken Arrow	04:16
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Young, Gifted and Black	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:46
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Noel Ellis	Rocking Universally	ST	07:14
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Otis Gayle	Need You to Love Me	The Best Of	03:33

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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