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
Cougars	Lara’s Theme	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:58
Confrontation	Weeping Woman	A New Day	03:36
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Roots Radics	Piece of the Action	Two Time Girl	03:43
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Good Feeling	Macka Fat	02:16
Tyrone Weekes	Any Day Now	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:06
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sorry	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:37
Syren	The One	The One	05:44
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Chalawa	Eyes of a Lion	Capture Land	03:48
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Roots Earth And Water	Johnnie Osborne - Right, Right Time	Right, Right Time b/w Right, Right Time Version	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Strictly Roots	07:36
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	Situation	Now	02:41
David Thiaw	Kikalama	African Skies	03:59
Ivan Burgess	Like My Heart	Wanderin' With	01:53
Leroy Gibbon	Samfie Girl	Four Season Lover	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Hold Tight	Collector Series	04:00
Leroy Gibbon	I Don't Want to be Alone	Just Like That	03:08
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Boule Noire	Encore Une Fois L'Amour	Reggae	03:44
Noel Ellis	To Hail Salassie	ST	06:16
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Samuel Mickle	Freedom Vibes	Freedom Vibes	07:27
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Wesli	Kadja Kadja	Tradisyon	03:41
Roots Radics	Singing Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:51
Wesli	Latibonit	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:23
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Winston Hewitt	No Other Girl	I Love You	02:45
Truths & Rights	Metro's No.1 Problem	Time For Us To Unite	04:00
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
George Banton	I'm Gonna Trust You With My Heart	I'm Still In Love With You	05:09
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Soul Explosion Band	You	Too Much Confusion	03:29
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Gadar	Tour to Africa	04:29
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It	I Love You	02:28
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Leroy Sibbles	Let's Get it On	Evidence	04:54
Ivan Burgess	If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:32
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
R. Jackson Zee	Champion Bubbler	Unda De Struggle	03:56
Messenjah	Dudley Do-Right	Rock You High	03:30
Pluggy Satchmo	What a Wonderful World	Porridge	03:47
Planet Earth and the Charitable People ‎	Lady In Red	Wind Of Sadness	04:36
Carl Harvey	Ebony Lady (Vocal Version)	Ebony Lady	06:00
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Johnny Osbourne	To Kiss Somebody	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:39
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	One Man Woman - One Woman Man (Paul Anka)	Let's Put It all Together	02:56
Julie Spence	Sad Movies	Arrives	06:05
Bedouin Soundclash	Brutal Hearts (feat. Coeur de pirate)	Light the Horizon	03:10
George Banton	How Could I Let You Get Away	The Soul of Toronto	04:17
Jackie Mittoo	Good Times	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:14
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Risco Connections	Risco Music	Sitting In The Park	06:11
Chalawa	Moutamassie	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:41
Ivan Burgess	Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:48
Messenjah	Rock On Jah	Rock You High	02:34
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Stranger Cole	Artibella	Storybook Revisited	02:37
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	The Challenge	The Challenge	03:46
Winston Hewitt	Jane (I'm Not the Same)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:27
Norma King	Anna Bee - Come and Dance With Me	Come and Dance With Me b/w Sweet Sweet Caribana Music (with Anna Bee)	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Demo Cates	Mr Success	Stealing Love	03:48
Leroy Sibbles	No More a Dat	Mean While	03:31
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Stranger Cole	Stepping Stone	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:16
Otis Gayle	The Good Old Days	The Best Of	03:30
Wesli	Mizik Saa	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:38
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Night and Day	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:43
Messenjah	Angels	Cool... But Deadly	04:25
Ezra Kwizera	Narrow Road	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Jah B	Roots Rockers	Live Up	04:07
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Lascelles Douglas	Created for a Reason	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:54
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Customers	Country Ska	ST (EP)	01:23
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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