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
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Going Down Jordan	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:20
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Wesli	Mèsi Bondye	Rapadou Kreyôl	03:11
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
ShowDoMan	Nadia	Trouble, Trouble	05:38
Mike Anthony	Fire Burning	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:16
Leroy Gibbon	Just Like That	Just Like That	04:28
Syren	Love Come Thru	The One	04:31
Roots Radics	Today	Two Time Girl	03:30
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Nobody Love Me Like You Do	Modern Day Romance	03:47
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Lillian Allen	Revolutionary Tea Party	Revolutionary Tea Party	05:36
R. Jackson Zee	Other Side of the Rainbow	Trodding	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Say it's Allright	Snapshot	02:33
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	Gimme Little Sunshine	The Money Makers	03:12
Nite - Lite	I Won't Fool You	I Won't Fool You	07:13
Bennett Jo	Sweet V	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	02:22
Leroy Gibbon	She's My Baby	Four Season Lover	03:01
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Winston Hart	Jesus Holy Name	Genuine Love	03:58
Winston Hewitt	Since I Met You Baby	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	04:04
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	El Maadi "The Past"	Hobey Laik	06:14
Naya Ali	The Heist	We Did The Damn Thing	03:24
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Sentiment	Classe Tendresse (with Clément Bazin)	02:52
Pellegrin El Kady	Seiva de carnaval	Sunguila	06:20
Wesli	Rara Mawoulé	Tradisyon	05:42
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jackie Mittoo	We're Running Out	Let's Put It all Together	02:39
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Amazon	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	03:59
Ishan People	Your Money Or Your Life	Roots	05:29
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Earth is It	It's a Revelation	03:25
Syren	Angel in Civitas	The One	04:45
Otis Gayle	Oh My God	The Best Of	03:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Pledging My Love	Porridge	04:58
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Super 8 Corporation	Free Version	Set Me Free (Dill Smith)	03:34
Glen Ricketts	Baby I'm for Real	Rise Up	05:05
Jackie Mittoo	Casa Nova	The Money Makers	03:29
Glen Ricketts	That Wonderful Sound	Commandments Of Love	04:12
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Ivan Burgess	Don't Ever Love Me	Wanderin' With	02:28
Sam T.	Enewaye Bi	Mayenkatam	08:36
Winston Hewitt	Just You and Me	Just You and Me	02:37
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:26
Leroy Brown	Rent a Tile	Genuine Love	03:57
Wesli	Kontém Rakontém (Hommage à Eric Charles)	Tradisyon	05:20
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
Stranger Cole	More Life	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:58
Emport	Picture Frame Love Affair	Heartaches b/w Picture Frame Love Affair	04:19
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	See The Light	The Shadow	03:30
Stranger Cole	Lifting Me Higher	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:55
Confrontation	Take Me Away	A New Day	04:19
Bedouin Soundclash	Elongo	Light the Horizon	03:17
Cynthia Webber	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:52
Messenjah	Emanuelle Road	Cool Operator	04:16
Glen Ricketts	Rock Me Baby	Rock Me Baby	03:43
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Get Behind Me Satan	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	03:26
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Easy Dub	Solid Love Affair	03:26
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Risco Connections	Bringing Out The Sunshine	Bringing Out The Sunshine	04:44
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Wesli	Manzè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	05:51
R. Jackson Zee	Rock Steady Music	Unda De Struggle	03:23
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Church (Likambo)	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:50
Sid Lovejoy	King Kong Man	Jah Jah Knows	03:55
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
Villains	Ska Music	Life of Crime	04:59
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Deep River	Sun Spirit and Soul	03:22
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Winston Hewitt	In My Flying Machine	Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'	02:46
Johnny Osbourne	Quashi	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	03:04
Winston Hewitt	I'm Gonna Love You Tonight	Just You and Me	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	Stepping Tiger	Stepping Tiger	03:27
Demo Cates	Boomarang	Stealing Love	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Silvertones - Let Us Give Praise (Silvertones)	Jah Jah Live Forever // Let Us Give Praise (with Johnny Osborne & Silvertones)	07:40
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Leroy Brown	Can't Stop Me (Extended Mix)	Genuine Love	06:24
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Roots Radics	The World Has Began	Two Time Girl	03:03
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Daughter of the Nile	Hobey Laik	04:19
Leroy Gibbon	Roadblocks	Just Like That	03:01
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	More	Reggae Exposed	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jackie Mittoo	Autumn Song	Wild Jockey	03:12
Boule Noire	Black Tracks (C'est Ton Tour)	Reggae	04:48
Compilation	Sam T - Eneywaye Bi	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:52
Otis Gayle	I'll be Around	The Best Of	03:48
Roots Radics	Lood Dub	Roots Dub Style	02:50
Merlene Webber	The First Cut is the Deepest	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:02
Leroy Sibbles	Life in the Ghetto	Strictly Roots	07:41
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42

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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