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
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Winston Hewitt	What More Can I Do	I Love You	03:01
Leroy Brown	Shout it Out	Nice & Slow	03:34
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Compilation	Pat Thomas - Medo Wiase	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:04
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Winston Hewitt	We'll Be Lovers	We'll Be Lovers b/w I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (with Julie Spence)	03:28
Messenjah	Shagnatty Dread	Rock You High	03:37
Winston Hart	Money Is Good	Money Is Good	03:50
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Jah B	Please Dub	Live Up	05:38
Sattalites	Isn't That So	ST	04:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Feel Like Making Love	Collector Series	03:26
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Winston Hewitt	Can't You Hear Me	Snapshot	02:46
Messenjah	Way Oh	Cool... But Deadly	03:39
Jah B	Please Sir	Live Up	05:00
Gemini Brass	Disco Soca Music	Keep on the Right Side	06:02
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Are You Lonely for Me Baby	You Are My Lady	03:48
Ivan Burgess	Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	03:11
Ivan Burgess	Country Boy	Wanderin' With	03:02
Chalawa	Blessed is the Man	Deepest and Darkest	05:35
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Lorenzo Conyers	Take My Hand	With Love From Lorenzo	03:00
Naya Ali	Ali	Higher Self EP	03:19
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Messenjah	Night Rider	Cool Operator	06:34
Leroy Brown	Genuine Love	Genuine Love	03:58
Leroy Sibbles	Dance Hall Style	Mean While	03:52
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Naya Ali	Jericho (Break) (Naya Ali feat. Kim Richardson & Kim Richardson)	We Did The Damn Thing	01:24
Wesli	Lumanjayé	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:21
Jackie Mittoo	Henry the Great	Macka Fat	03:19
Tyrone Weekes	Cherie Amour	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:42
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Are You Ready	Collector Series	03:49
Jackie Mittoo	For All We Know	Reggae Magic	03:07
Leroy Sibbles	I Need Your Love	Mean While	03:43
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:19
Otis Gayle	Voyage to Atlantis	Love is a Thing	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ego	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:38
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Winston Hewitt	Keep Moving	I Love You	03:31
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Chalawa	Got You On My Mind	Capture Land (re-issue)	04:03
Winston Hart	Hi Hello	Genuine Love	05:35
Demo Cates	Lady	Lady	03:26
Leroy Gibbon	Four Season Lover	Four Season Lover	03:30
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:48
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	The Greatest Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:23
Wesli	Peze Café Feat Kizaba	Tradisyon	04:29
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Kuna Na Goma	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Bert Jackson	Bert Jackson - Knockn' On Heaven's Door	Knockin' On Heaven's Door // Knock, Knock (Johnny Osbourne)	06:12
Leroy Sibbles	Baby I Need Your Loving	Now	05:02
Tyrone Weekes	Tell Me	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:59
Stranger Cole	Run Joe	Storybook Revisited	02:33
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Jay Douglas (Clive Pinnock)	Please Stay	You Are My Lady	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Leroy's Gonna Fight	On Top	02:20
Jackie Mittoo	I Hear You Madagascar	The Money Makers	03:10
Winston Hewitt	Do You Remember	Snapshot	02:17
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Karamchand Maharaj	Ham Safar Mere	Innovations 4	03:35
Leroy Sibbles	South Africa	Mean While	03:32
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:49
Winston Hewitt	Just Let Me Be	Just You and Me	03:04
Leroy Brown	My Womans Love	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:04
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Karamchand Maharaj	Roll Up De Tassa	Innovations 4	05:21
David Thiaw	Timiss	African Skies	05:59
Winston Hewitt	I'm Not the One to Cry Over You	Snapshot	03:09
Jackie Mittoo	Locks and Keys	Hot Blood	02:25
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Purple Heart	Macka Fat	02:41
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Color Barrier	03:07
Messenjah	Summer in the Winter	Cool... But Deadly	03:50
ShowDoMan	Nathy	Trouble, Trouble	05:07
Leroy Brown	Happiness	Nice & Slow	04:28
Jackie Mittoo	Sledgehammer	Reggae Magic	02:29
Otis Gayle	Searching for You	Love is a Thing	03:23
Stranger Cole	Got You On My Mind	The First Ten Years (with The Callander Sisters and Chalawa)	04:01
Balford Lindsay	Chained To Your Love	Memories of Her Love	04:05
Gemini Brass	Say You Love Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:26
Jackie Mittoo	Brain Mark	Hot Blood	03:25
Roots Radics	Two Time Dub	Roots Dub Style	03:38
Tyrone Weekes	I Can't See Why	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:39
Shams	Wadadhush Min Zaman	Ayoban	06:15
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
ShowDoMan	Masiandoki	Trouble, Trouble	04:56
Wesli	Peyizan Yo	Tradisyon	00:52
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:05

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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