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
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	No No No	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:00
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion	06:16
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Chalawa	These Arms of Mine	Capture Land (re-issue)	03:42
Leroy Sibbles	Don't Do That	It's Not Over	03:39
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	Stepping Tiger	04:06
Leroy Gibbon	It's Over	Just Like That	03:23
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Be Mine Again	Modern Day Romance	03:36
Cynthia Webber	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:20
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	I Wanna Take You Home	You Are My Lady	05:03
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	What A Wonderful Thing Love Is	Too Much Confusion	03:34
Howie Smart	Chu Wa Wa	Rock & Come In	03:09
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kilimanjaro	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	02:46
Leroy Sibbles	Pure Sorrow	Now	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Stranger Cole	Eyes of a Lion	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	03:40
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Inflation	The Challenge	02:06
Naya Ali	Catch a Vibe	We Did The Damn Thing	03:10
Ezra Kwizera	Knyrda	Himbaza Uwera	01:00
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Don't Walk On By	Broken Arrow	04:01
R. Jackson Zee	Stole My Heart	Trodding	03:30
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Carl Harvey	Bishop Muzorewa	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:18
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31
Soul Explosion Band	Too Much Confusion	Too Much Confusion // Unity	06:40
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Time For Us To Unite	04:36
Sattalites	Too Late to Turn Back Now	Miracles	05:07
Leroy Sibbles	Pope Paul	It's Not Over	03:30
Sam T.	Akwantuo Mu sem	Mayenkatam	09:27
R. Jackson Zee	Living in the Street	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Stranger Cole	Abraham Isaac's	The Patriot	04:48
Desmond Chambers	I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	The Morning Show b/w I Have Seen Love in Your Eyes	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Dibby Girl	Wild Jockey	03:16
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend Feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Winston Hewitt	Pretty Brown Eyes	Pretty Brown Eyes	03:37
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling	Storybook Revisited	02:28
R. Jackson Zee	Folly Tricks	Seat Up	03:32
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Salty Tears	Dream Of Life	03:22
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Wesli	Rara	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	02:56
Howie Smart	Rock & Come In	Rock & Come In	03:11
Lillian Allen	Riddim an' Hardtimes	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:55
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:58
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Chalawa	Meatanya	Deepest and Darkest	07:23
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One)	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:52
David Thiaw	Aita Wili Ba	African Skies	03:47
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	African Dream	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:02
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Jack	Hot Blood	03:11
Milton Douglas	Diseases (Version)	Can't Trust No One	04:13
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Compliqué	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	03:02
Junior Miller	Look How Long (version)	Look How Long	05:54
Lillian Allen	Why (Dub Version 1)	Conditions Critical	01:17
Glen Ricketts	It Was Fascination	Commandments Of Love	05:56
Compilation	Winston Jarrett - Too Much Confusion	Music Get To Your Brain	04:18
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Hol' Him Joe	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:23
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Soul Trek	You Are My Lady	04:35
Roots Radics	Come Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:37
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool Operator	03:20
Leroy Sibbles	Gimme	On Top	03:01
Jackie Mittoo	Hot Milk	Show Case Volume 3	04:12
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Boule Noire	No Time To Waste	Reggae	05:05
Chalawa	Who the Cap Fit	Deepest and Darkest	04:49
Messenjah	Could it be I'm Falling in Love	Cool... But Deadly	03:43
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Stranger Cole	Burn Caesar	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:19
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You (version)	Just You and Me	02:22
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Stranger Cole	Every Nation	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:25
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love Me Forever	Dream Of Life	03:11
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Lillian Allen	Conditions Critical	Conditions Critical	05:03
Leroy Brown	Around the Clock	Face To Face	03:40
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Anthony Hibbert & Black Gold - Satan Dub	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:37
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun	Just Having Fun	05:57
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Arrow	Broken Arrow	04:12
Winston Hewitt	Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba	Pretty Brown Eyes	04:27
Jackie Mittoo	Groovy Spirit	Wishbone	02:31
Lillian Allen	His Day Came	Conditions Critical	05:33
Merlene Webber	Forget the Past	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:38
Pluggy Satchmo	Porridge	Porridge	04:10
Demo Cates	Stealing Love	Stealing Love	05:20
Jackie Mittoo	World of Love	The Keyboard King	04:14

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars - Who Really Cares

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