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 Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	07:43
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
James McGree	Super Love	Super Love	06:55
Jackie Mittoo	Highways (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:28
Winston Hewitt	You're My Boopsy	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:53
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Rock & Come In	03:02
Ishan People	Sweet Chariot	ST	04:33
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
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
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Leroy Brown	Stand up strong	Color Barrier	03:39
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Skipper Logan	Give Me Love	Give Me Love b/w Give Me Love	03:43
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Naya Ali	Open Fire	We Did The Damn Thing	03:00
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Love Mix)	Solid Love Affair	03:28
Confrontation	Go Down	A New Day	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Leroy Brown	Perfidia	Genuine Love	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow Dub	Tears On My Pillow	06:18
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Cynthia Webber	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:49
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Wesli	Blackman Samba	Blackman Samba	03:16
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	The Avenger	The Keyboard King	03:04
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Unda De Struggle	03:34
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Ishan People	No Ganja	Roots	03:21
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Awakening	The Need To Leave Her (with Otis)	03:02
George Banton	Burning Fire	The Soul of Toronto	02:40
Naya Ali	Life	We Did The Damn Thing	03:28
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Hugh Extavour Unit	Hypnotic Drum Machine	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	07:37
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	Change	Too Much Confusion	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Akwani	Tour to Africa	04:51
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Jump the Fence	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:26
Sattalites	Gimme a Little Sign	Miracles	05:15
Wesli	3 Fèy	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:13
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Balford Lindsay	Love Me Now	Memories of Her Love	03:52
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Winston Hewitt	Love is the Answer	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:43
Sam T.	Ebesesa	Mayenkatam	08:08
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Bathurst Street Yank	The Money Makers	02:56
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
Sattalites	She Loves You (Version)	ST	03:53
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Clarke & George	Mercy Mercy	Babylon Dread b/w Mercy Mercy	03:33
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Cougars	Old Lady Walk A Mile & A Half	Caribana '67 Volume 1	00:49
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Cynthia Webber - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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Merlene Webber - On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)

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Maame Felicia Konadu - Ma Menka

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