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
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Leroy Sibbles	Warden	Strictly Roots	06:42
Merlene Webber	May be the Next Time	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	02:55
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me (version)	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Metro's No. 1 Problem	05:21
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Jamaica Farewell	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:18
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Leroy Brown	Face to Face	Face To Face	06:07
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
Julie Spence	Walk Right Back	Arrives	05:22
Glen Ricketts	Everyone Falls in Love	Rise Up	04:28
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Jackie Mittoo	Frangipani (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:21
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Messenjah	Showdown	Rock You High	02:55
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Demo Cates	How About Us	Lady	03:08
Maame Felicia Konadu	Maamee	Ma Menka	08:03
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Julie Spence	We'll be Lovers	Arrives	06:45
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:59
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Reaching Out With Love	Reach Out With Love	05:19
Winston Hart	Jesus Knows Our Struggles	Genuine Love	05:00
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Roots Radics	Two Time Girl	Two Time Girl	03:11
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Jackie Mittoo	Feel Like Makin' Love	Let's Put It all Together	02:44
Chalawa	Give Me the Right	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:33
Stranger Cole	Capture Land	Capture Land	04:44
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Howie Smart	Last Chance	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:23
Jackie Mittoo	Ebb Tide	Let's Put It all Together	03:30
George Banton	Bring it On Home to Me	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Desmond Chambers	We Are Stepping Out Tonight	Tiger Bom	03:55
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Desmond Chambers	The Morning Show	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	03:44
Tyrone Weekes	Zombie Jambourie	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:30
Lillian Allen	Dis Ya Mumma Earth (Peace Poem)	Conditions Critical	07:40
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Steady Rock	Reggae Magic	02:19
Bennett Jo	Mother's Love	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:59
Chalawa	Blow Him Out the Funnel	Deepest and Darkest	05:06
Jackie Mittoo	Guiding Light	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	04:19
Otis Gayle	Ain't No Stopping Us Now	Love is a Thing	04:04
Balford Lindsay	Hell Yes I Cheated	Memories of Her Love	03:40
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Chalawa	Capture Land	Capture Land	05:32
Winston Hewitt	They Got to Come	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:54
Barry Heptone and Stranger Cole	Let Me Love You	More Kissing b/w Let Me Love You	03:30
Roots Earth And Water	Liberation	Innocent Youths	03:48
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Leaving it Up to You	It's a Revelation	03:53
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Maame Felicia Konadu	Ma Menka	Ma Menka	07:47
Sam T.	Owuo Ayemade	Mayenkatam	13:05
Pluggy Satchmo	Adam	Porridge	05:24
Dennis Walton	Jah Way to Salvation is Easy	Sweeter Love	05:13
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Winston Hewitt	Let Us Work Together	Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late	08:46
Glen Ricketts	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	Commandments Of Love	03:02
Soul Explosion Band	You Must Be a Believer	Out of Many One People	03:10
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Wind Of Sadness	Wind Of Sadness	05:25
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Glen Ricketts	Happens All the Time	Rise Up	04:06
Glen Ricketts	Ghetto Man	Rock Me Baby	03:07
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Christine White Joy	Letter To Mammy & Daddy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:02
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jackie Mittoo	Champion of the Arena	Show Case Volume 3	03:48
Jackie Mittoo	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Reggae Magic	02:52
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Leroy Gibbon	Money in My Pocket	Just Like That	03:45
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Pluggy Satchmo	One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart	Porridge	04:16
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Papa Wemba	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:49
Winston Hewitt	Stop Knocking on My Door	Pretty Brown Eyes	05:00
Messenjah	Tough Gun	Rock You High	03:08
Ezra Kwizera	Devil Down	Himbaza Uwera	03:09
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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Oral Fuentes Reggae Band - Oral Culture

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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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