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)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Leroy Brown	Show Me	Genuine Love	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Lillian Allen	Birth Poem	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:09
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Mike Anthony	Streets of Babylon	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:35
Compilation	Wofa Agyei - Twa Me Last	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	07:49
Leroy Sibbles	Love in the Morning	On Top	02:25
Bennett Jo	Leaving Rome	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:48
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	That's How It Is	It's Not Over	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Till Morning	Collector Series	03:39
Demo Cates	Woman in Love	Lady	03:24
Pluggy Satchmo	Blueberry Hill	Porridge	04:08
Jackie Mittoo	Western Piper	Wild Jockey	03:54
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Confrontation	Johnny Gunn	A New Day	05:11
Ivan Burgess	What Lies Over the Hill	Wanderin' With	01:45
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Tyrone Weekes	Another Sunny Morning	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet	First Trumpet	05:57
Roots Radics	Listen Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:57
Wesli	Tifi a Leve	Tradisyon	04:13
Johnny Osbourne	Rude Boys	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Naya Ali	Life - Interlude	We Did The Damn Thing	00:43
Nite - Lite	Tears On My Pillow	Tears On My Pillow	06:01
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Gemini Brass	Keep On The Right Side	Keep on the Right Side	06:42
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Endless Night	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:34
Leroy Sibbles	Rock Steady Party	On Top	03:21
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Coupé	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:40
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Africa - Africa Woman	Broken Arrow	07:26
Soul Explosion Band	Poor Man's Throne	Out of Many One People	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Leroy Sibbles	Heads of Government	Mean While	03:29
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love of Summer	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Sugar Jar	Stepping Tiger	04:45
David Thiaw	African Skies (Lullaby for a Mask)	African Skies	08:32
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Demo Cates	Woman Needs Love	Lady	03:35
Ishan People	I Shall be Released	Roots	04:31
Leroy Sibbles	Come a Come	It's Not Over	03:39
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Stranger Cole	I'm Living	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:54
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Otis Gayle	With You I'm Born Again	Love is a Thing	04:51
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Howie Smart	True Sound	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Camboulay (You An' Me)	Rosana	04:21
Milton Douglas	Diseases	Can't Trust No One	04:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Take Warning	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:05
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Wesli	Ilé	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:56
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land	05:08
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Reggae Medley	Reggae Medley	08:35
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Let's Put It all Together

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