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
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Peter Sandy	I'll be the One	Sweet Music	03:48
Soul Explosion Band	Unity	Out of Many One People	03:19
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Tour to Africa	Tour to Africa	04:14
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Norma King	Norma King - Sweet Sweet Caribana Music	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:21
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Color Barrier	02:44
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Sam T.	Mayenkatam	Mayenkatam	08:20
Leroy Sibbles	Only With You	On Top	02:34
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Leroy Gibbon	Missing You	Four Season Lover	03:44
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Penny Johnson	Easy Loving	Easy Loving b/w Kiss and Say Goodbye	03:41
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Sid Lovejoy	I Need Your Lovin	Jah Jah Knows	04:28
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nana's Medley	Collector Series	03:59
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
R. Man Prince And The Soul Foundation	Everyone Has Got To Go	Everyone Has Got To Go b/w Everyone Has Got To Go Super Bionic Version!	00:27
Peter Sandy	Mr. D.J.	Sweet Music	03:34
Roots Radics	Pice Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:01
Truths & Rights	Get Up	Time For Us To Unite	03:51
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Super 8 Corporation	What Rasta Say	What Rasta Say (Pluggy Satchmo)	03:25
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Wesli	Mama Africa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:05
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Roots Radics	Today Dub	Roots Dub Style	04:54
Sattalites	Guilty - Set Up a Plan	Miracles	07:16
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Steeple in the Snow	Wishbone	02:15
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Ezra Kwizera	Wera Urera	Himbaza Uwera	04:46
Customers	International Relations	ST (EP)	02:03
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Ras Lee	Lover's Violence	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	03:19
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Reggae Magic!	Reggae Magic	02:28
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Winston Hewitt	Revalution Rock	Reggae Medley	03:40
Otis Gayle	How Can You Mend a Broken Heart	Love is a Thing	03:35
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Compilation	Leroy Sibbles - She Was Only Sixteen	Music Get To Your Brain	03:33
Soul Explosion Band	Badly Badly Gone	Out of Many One People	02:55
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
George Banton	Wide Awake in a Dream	The Soul of Toronto	03:14
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:34
R. Jackson Zee	When H.I.M Come	Unda De Struggle	05:48
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Oh Happy Day	Sun Spirit and Soul	04:37
Howie Smart	Jah Warning	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:50
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Leroy Brown	Round the Clock	Nice & Slow	03:20
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Leroy Sibbles	You Turn Me On	It's Not Over	03:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Winston Hart	My Saviour (Rap)	Genuine Love	03:47
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Syren	Crazy River	The One	05:53
Messenjah	Crazy	Cool Operator	03:57
Enid Wallace	Beat the Real Thing	Sweet Lips	03:09
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Otis Gayle	What You Wont Do for Love (Instrumental Version)	The Best Of	02:54
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Anywhere I Wander	Wanderin' With	02:23
Jah B	Far I (Dub)	Live Up	05:22
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	The Shadow	The Shadow	03:47
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Soul Explosion Band	Captivity	Out of Many One People	03:17
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Johnny Osbourne	Reach the Top	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:36
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Winston Hart	Read Your Bible	Genuine Love	05:59
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24

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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