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
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Leroy Gibbon	Cupid	Four Season Lover	03:53
Roots Earth And Water	Innocent Youths	Innocent Youths	06:24
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Roots Earth And Water	Jah Les' Lament	Innocent Youths	03:11
Tyrone Weekes	Life is Love	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:35
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Wesli	Azounké an Yanvalou	Tradisyon	05:27
Wesli	Wawa Sé Rèl O (Hommage à Wawa Rasin Ganga)	Tradisyon	04:25
Lorenzo Conyers	A Man	With Love From Lorenzo	04:20
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Jackie Mittoo	You'll Never Find	The Keyboard King	03:45
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Carl Harvey	Ecstasy of Mankind	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:07
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
ShowDoMan	Baby Girl	Trouble, Trouble	05:16
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Stranger Cole	Tell Me Darling	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:22
R. Jackson Zee	Follow Follow	Trodding	03:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sahara	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:16
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (reprise)	The Soul of Toronto	03:07
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
R. Jackson Zee	Please Tell Me	Trodding	03:54
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Gemini Brass	Woman, Woman	Keep on the Right Side	05:21
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Demo Cates	Ain't No Stoppin Us Now	Stealing Love	05:04
Pluggy Satchmo	We Shall Overcome	Porridge	04:33
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Winston Hewitt	I Don't Need Your Love	Snapshot	03:47
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:16
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Messenjah	It's You	Cool... But Deadly	04:14
Pluggy Satchmo	Hello Dolly	Porridge	03:11
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Winston Hart	King Jesus	Genuine Love	04:14
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Christine White Joy	Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me	You Have Got To Come Back	05:56
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Milton Douglas	Unity	Can't Trust No One	04:19
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Stranger Cole	Stranger Cole & The Collinder Sisters - Bread in the Oven	Bread in the Oven (& The Collinder Sisters)	06:54
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Phase IV	Hard Luck Man	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:24
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Jahlin Pitter (Colin Pitter)	Roots Reality (Version)	Roots Reality	05:51
ShowDoMan	Anto	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	When Tribes Meet	Broken Arrow	01:26
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Dangerous	Collector Series	03:56
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Glen Ricketts	Growing Up	Rise Up	04:17

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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