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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Niata	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:02
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Naya Ali	What's the Move	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Leroy Brown	Money Barrier	Face To Face	05:44
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Just You and Me	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Wesli	Pou fanm saa	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Faith	Hobey Laik	04:02
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Confrontation	It's a New Day	A New Day	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	King Kong Man b/w King Kong Man Version	03:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Wanna Make Love to You	Dream Of Life	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully	Tiger Bom	04:13
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Stranger Cole	Cherry May	Storybook Revisited	02:47
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Cold War	It's a Revelation	03:50
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:56
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Winston Hewitt	Burning Inside	Snapshot	02:43
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Messenjah	True Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:02
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Ezra Kwizera	If My People	Himbaza Uwera	04:22
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Downtown	The Shadow	03:42
Stranger Cole	Red Green & Gold	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:50
Ivan Burgess	Greensleeves	Wanderin' With	02:08
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Naya Ali	Freedom Creepin' (feat. Dominique Fils-Aimé)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:49
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Makambo Ya Gaga (Skit)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	00:09
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
R. Jackson Zee	Wonderland	Seat Up	02:51
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
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Wesli	Makonay	Tradisyon	04:32
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Hawiah (identity)	Tour to Africa	05:00
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Balford Lindsay	Memories of Her Love	Memories of Her Love	03:35
Roots Radics	Falling Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:27
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Naya Ali	Addis Kids - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:20
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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