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 Sibbles	Rock Me Baby	Now	03:41
Chalawa	What Kind of World	Capture Land	04:05
Winston Hewitt	Roses Are Red	Full of Love	07:52
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
David Thiaw	Sabar Suite	African Skies	04:15
Mike Anthony	Land of Love	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:23
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 2)	Conditions Critical	02:46
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Ivan Burgess	Outsider (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:32
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Solid Love Affair (Solio Mix)	Solid Love Affair	04:59
Roots Earth And Water	Earth, Roots & Water - Jah Jah Symphony in 'B' Minor	Earth, Roots & Water - Simple Song (with Bumpy Jones)	03:04
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Boule Noire	Barbados Girl	Reggae	03:20
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Roots (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	04:28
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
Lorenzo Conyers	Five Minutes More	With Love From Lorenzo	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Naya Ali	Higher Self	Higher Self EP	03:12
Stranger Cole	Hide It	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	03:28
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:27
Johnny Osbourne	Crafty Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:27
Cougars	Madame Blondell	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:07
Leroy Gibbon	Why Are You Going	Four Season Lover	03:12
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
Otis Gayle	When You're Lonely	Love is a Thing	03:42
Balford Lindsay	My Girl (Medley)	Memories of Her Love	04:42
Top Ranking	Life is Not So Hard	Life is Not So Hard b/w Conquer (picture sleeve)	02:57
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
George Banton	I Don't Want To Be Alone	I'm Still In Love With You	05:53
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Otis Gayle	Mama I Miss You	The Best Of	04:15
Karamchand Maharaj	Jhoothi Jagdi Preet	Innovations 4	05:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Julie Spence	Midnight Blue	Arrives	04:25
Leroy Sibbles	Ain't No Love	Now	04:04
Compilation	Sky P - Mo Mma Me Ndi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:06
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	You Are My Lady	You Are My Lady	04:51
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Wesli	Fè Yo Wè Kongo Banda	Tradisyon	05:58
Howie Smart	Too Jumpy	Rock & Come In	05:23
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	We Like	Tears On The Dancefloor	03:07
Naya Ali	More Life, Less Names	We Did The Damn Thing	02:52
Customers	Let It Down	ST (EP)	03:45
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Pangola Grass	Reggae Exposed	04:03
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Leroy Sibbles	You're My Sugar	Mean While	04:10
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Wintergreen	Reggae Magic	02:20
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	The Thriller	The Keyboard King	02:23
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Leroy Gibbon	One Love	Just Like That	03:18
Roots Radics	False Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:45
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:02
Sid Lovejoy	Jah Jah Knows	Jah Jah Knows	03:22
Gemini Brass	Lady Love	Keep on the Right Side	05:37
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Demo Cates	Ready to Take a Chance Again	Lady	02:33
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Licking Stick	Reggae Exposed	04:25
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	Ska Revival	Wild Jockey	03:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Radio trottoir (Interlude)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	01:18
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Jackie Mittoo	Jumping Jack	Show Case Volume 3	03:34
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
One Love	Simplicity	ST	06:25
George Banton	You Can Lean On Me	I'm Still In Love With You	03:35
Stan Martin	Friends	This World b/w Friends	03:03
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia) - Sweet Soul And Inspiration

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