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
Winston Hewitt	I Love You	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	03:53
Lillian Allen	Why Do We Have to Fight	Conditions Critical	03:21
Hugh Extavour Unit	TCB Chant	Jazzy Afrobana - Hypnotic Drumology Volume 1	18:43
Compilation	Sam T - Magye Me Girl	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	05:48
Winston Hewitt	I'll Get to You	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:12
Johnny Osbourne	Where Will I Go	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:34
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Winston Hewitt	You're the One I Love	Pretty Brown Eyes	06:49
Wesli	Kay Koulé Trouba	Tradisyon	04:36
Glen Ricketts	Always On My Mind	Rise Up	04:37
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Masalama "Goodbye"	Hobey Laik	05:19
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Sattalites	Wild	ST	04:33
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Messenjah	Angels	Cool Operator	04:17
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Irène	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:17
Bedouin Soundclash	A Chance Of Rain	Light the Horizon	04:14
Stranger Cole	Millie Maw	Storybook Revisited	02:46
Enid Wallace	Think of Me	Sweet Lips	03:31
Leroy Sibbles	Want You to Know	On Top	02:56
Stranger Cole	Freedom, Justice And Equality	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:06
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Chalawa	Deepest and Darkest	Deepest and Darkest	04:47
Cougars	Sixty-Nine	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:21
Lorenzo Conyers	A Show of Kindness	With Love From Lorenzo	03:03
Sid Lovejoy	Set Me Free	Jah Jah Knows	03:41
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
George Banton	I Wish I Could Take You Home	I'm Still In Love With You	04:33
Glen Ricketts	Every Stormy Night	Rise Up	04:00
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:29
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Kingston Market	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:15
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Messenjah	Rock and Sway	Cool... But Deadly	03:47
Jackie Mittoo	Right Track	Wishbone	03:30
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Chalawa	Help Wanted	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:05
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Last Train	It's a Revelation	03:45
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Georgia Eyes	Georgia Eyes b/w Dream of Life	03:29
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Stranger Cole	Red, Gold and Green	The Patriot	04:42
Jackie Mittoo	Lazy Bones	Macka Fat	04:27
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Lorenzo Conyers	That Old Vo-do-do-de-o-do	With Love From Lorenzo	02:12
Chalawa	Trusting Soul	Deepest and Darkest	03:54
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Leroy Gibbon	This Magic Moment	Four Season Lover	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Dad Is Home	Macka Fat	03:39
Ezra Kwizera	Urutare	Himbaza Uwera	03:36
Syren	Livin' Up	The One	04:18
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Jackie Mittoo	I'll be Happy	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:29
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Messenjah	Glory Trail	Cool Operator	04:18
ShowDoMan	Itebe	Trouble, Trouble	05:03
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ewolo	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:56
Leroy Brown	Whiney Whiney	Nice & Slow	03:52
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Mardi Gras	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	02:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	SMT	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Jackie Mittoo	Dubble Trubble	The Money Makers	02:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Modern Day Romance	Modern Day Romance	04:30
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Desmond Chambers	Sweet Music	Tiger Bom	04:30
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Leroy Sibbles	Blood in the Streets	Now	04:33
Roots Earth And Water	Tribulations	Innocent Youths	07:18
Stranger Cole	What Was On Your Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:44
Jackie Mittoo	Fancy Pants	Macka Fat	04:03
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	State of Confusion	In Perspective	06:56
R. Jackson Zee	Wall of Babylon	Seat Up	02:13
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Unity	Tour to Africa	03:08
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Otis Gayle	What You Won't Do for Love	The Best Of	02:54
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Mothers & Fathers	Broken Arrow	05:16
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take Me I'm Yours	Collector Series	03:53
Sattalites	Sunday Morning	ST	03:34
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Tyrone Weekes	My Only Island	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	03:07
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Awuraba Akosua	In Perspective	05:02
Wesli	Ba li lavi	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:51
Leroy Sibbles	What is Mine	Evidence	03:33
Stranger Cole	Conqueror	Storybook Revisited	03:21
Tyrone Weekes	You've Got to be Strong	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:49
Stranger Cole	My Application	The Patriot	04:00
Balford Lindsay	Stealing Love (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	06:31
Leroy Sibbles	I'm Thankful	Evidence	03:55

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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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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