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
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Leroy Brown	I’ll be Lonely	Nice & Slow	03:21
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Color Barrier	03:56
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
George Banton	I'm Crazy 'Bout You Baby	I'm Still In Love With You	03:42
Chalawa	Just Like a River	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:30
Junior Miller	Look How Long	Look How Long	06:51
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Cynthia Webber	Touch a Hand (version)	Touch a Hand b/w Version	03:21
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Summer Rain	The Shadow	05:03
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
David Thiaw	Assalam - Titi's Groove	African Skies	05:22
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Cougars	Bongo Night	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:36
Nana McLean (Claudette)	To Sir With Love	Modern Day Romance	03:42
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Cougars	Calling to the Bar	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:51
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	John Explains	It's a Revelation	04:54
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	The Camel	Hobey Laik	05:29
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Lillian Allen	Rub a Dub Style Inna Regent Park	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:59
R. Jackson Zee	Trodding	Trodding	03:58
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Otis Gayle	Greatest Gift	Love is a Thing	03:15
Jackie Mittoo	Soul Bird	Wishbone	02:38
Leroy Brown	Heartache	Genuine Love	03:59
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jah B	Roots (Dub)	Live Up	04:05
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
Winston Hewitt	Got the Fever	Snapshot	02:24
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Face To Face	07:03
R. Jackson Zee	Sensimellia	Unda De Struggle	02:52
Michael Ratherford	Hard Drugs (Version)	Hard Drugs	03:54
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Leroy Sibbles	I Love You	Evidence	04:41
Cougars	Kalinda	Caribana '67 Volume 1	01:50
Leroy Brown	Hard to Live Without Collie	Face To Face	03:24
Ezra Kwizera	Mbwira	Himbaza Uwera	04:23
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Jackie Mittoo	I Done It	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:46
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Naya Ali	Stunt Like an Immigrant (Naya Ali feat. Zibz & Zibz)	We Did The Damn Thing	03:04
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Carl Harvey	Mercury Stars	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:57
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Confrontation	Richmann Dubb	A New Day	03:33
Glen Ricketts	There's Something On Your Mind	Commandments Of Love	04:33
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Roots Radics	Listen to Mommy and Daddy	Two Time Girl	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	All My Children	The Money Makers	03:11
Karamchand Maharaj	Chaandi Jaisa	Innovations 4	04:14
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Leroy Gibbon	Stepping Razor	Just Like That	03:59
Noel Ellis	Marcus Garvey	ST	06:24
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Roots Radics	Come We Go Jamaica	Two Time Girl	03:36
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Singer Man	Reggae Exposed	03:21
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Consider Me	You Are My Lady	04:29
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Jackie Mittoo	Someday Soon	Reggae Magic	03:39
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Leroy Sibbles	Be a Man	Now	04:00
Confrontation	Get On Board	A New Day	03:36
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Super 8 Corporation	Black Society	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	02:48
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Hugh Extavour Unit	Ancestor Worship Dance	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	06:30
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Leroy Sibbles	Let Music	Evidence	04:57
Delixx	Puff the Proletariat	Puff the Proletariat b/w The Other Side (picture sleeve)	03:58
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Your Dream	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:38
Ivan Burgess	Love Me Always	Wanderin' With	02:06
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Truths & Rights	U	Time For Us To Unite	03:56

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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