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
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Winston Hewitt	Our Love is Fallin'	I Love You	02:46
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Chalawa	The Dread Approacheth	Deepest and Darkest	02:57
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	Jah Soon Come	Strictly Roots	04:40
Stranger Cole	No More Fussing And Fighting	The Patriot	03:51
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Balford Lindsay	This Time They Told the Truth	Can't Fight Love	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment (Pedro Da Linha remix)	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:58
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind (Version)	Can't Trust No One	03:56
Roots Earth And Water	Johnny Osborne, E.R.W. - Jah Jah Live Forever (E. Osbourne, L. Blackwood)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	06:24
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You Dub	I Won't Fool You	07:59
Lorenzo Conyers	Ling Ting Tong	With Love From Lorenzo	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Dub Cut	Hot Blood	02:50
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Balford Lindsay	Don't Play That Song (Reggae Medley)	Memories of Her Love	03:44
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Winston Hewitt	Dreaming of You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:36
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Jackie Mittoo	Cowboy Lollipop	Wild Jockey	03:20
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	Evidence (Dread, Dread)	Evidence	05:27
Winston Hart	Married and Lonely	Genuine Love	03:31
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Wesli	La Vi Dwòl	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Ghetto Organ	Macka Fat	04:02
Lillian Allen	Freedom is Azania (South Africa Must Be Free)	Conditions Critical	06:04
Messenjah	Keep On Pushing	Cool... But Deadly	03:45
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Otis Gayle	Mercy, Mercy Me	Love is a Thing	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:39
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Lookin’ for a Girl	Lookin’ for a Girl b/w Suzanne	02:55
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Johnny Osbourne	Johnny Osborne - Jah Jah Live Forever	Jah Jah Live Forever (split with the Silvertones)	06:20
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Freedom Street	Reggae Exposed	02:42
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Shams	Wadadhush Min Zaman	Ayoban	06:15
George Banton	I'm Still In Love With You	I'm Still In Love With You	04:52
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Rastaferi Live	Broken Arrow	05:00
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Johnny Osbourne	A Kiss Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:28
R. Jackson Zee	Jah is Good	Trodding	03:17
Sattalites	The Enemy	ST	04:09
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jackie Mittoo	Bananas	Reggae Magic	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Carl Harvey	Late Night Raver	Ecstacy of Mankind	05:47
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Ivan Burgess	Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Wanderin' With	02:35
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Bennett Jo	Velvet Mood	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:02
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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