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
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Ivan Burgess	Juanita	Wanderin' With	02:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mami Wata	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	05:14
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Season	Collector Series	04:01
Nana McLean (Claudette)	More Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Let it Play	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:20
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Roots Earth And Water	Bumpy Jones, Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (Johnny Osborne)	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:19
Ishan People	Mighty Warrior	ST	03:48
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Leroy Brown	Gypsy	Nice & Slow	04:09
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Ishan People	Talkin' Blues	Roots	04:40
Glen Ricketts	Members Only	Rock Me Baby	03:53
Jackie Mittoo	Drum Song (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:24
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	L.E.S. (Liberté Égalité Sagacité)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	09:29
Jerry Brown	Hold It Right There	Hold It Right There // Rock My Soul	08:28
George Banton	Don't Let Your Love Fade Away	I'm Still In Love With You	04:01
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Wesli	Ay Lina	Tradisyon	03:42
Jackie Mittoo	The Sniper	Show Case Volume 3	04:09
Soul Explosion Band	I'm So Glad	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Compilation	Hortense Ellis - One Two Three Look At Mr. Lee	Music Get To Your Brain	02:30
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Roots Radics	Jacket Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Winston Hewitt	Someone Loves You Honey	Full of Love	04:49
Otis Gayle	Love is a Thing	Love is a Thing	03:58
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Let Me Tell You a Secret	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:10
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Hang On	The Shadow	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Christine White Joy	Pure Love	You Have Got To Come Back	03:13
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Messenjah	Dub Master	Cool... But Deadly	04:38
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Confrontation	Misty Love	A New Day	04:06
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Leroy Sibbles	Now You're Gone	Now You're Gone	02:48
Wesli	Morisdézo (feat Vox Sambou)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:19
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Clair De Lune	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:08
ShowDoMan	BIlly (Part 2)	Trouble, Trouble	05:17
Carl Harvey	Break Outs	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:10
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
One Love	Cry of Joy	ST	05:36
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Leroy Brown	Blessings	Genuine Love	03:12
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Worry (You Safe)	Mean While	03:09
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Messenjah	Memories	Rock You High	03:19
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:25
Jackie Mittoo	Pretty Place	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:15
Compilation	Mamme Felicia Konadu - Abotare	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:46
Cougars	Spanish Waltz - Catillian	Caribana '67 Volume 1	03:40
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
Milton Douglas	Can't Trust No One	Can't Trust No One	04:19
Stan Martin	This World	This World b/w Friends	03:23
Ishan People	Rainbow	ST	03:14
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool Operator	04:16
Leroy Sibbles	Murder	It's Not Over	03:36
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Wesli	Trouba Ewa	Tradisyon	05:16
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
Stranger Cole	Help Wanted	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	05:07
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48

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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