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
Boule Noire	Pleine Lune	Reggae	03:21
Shams	Ayoban	Ayoban	05:06
Lorenzo Conyers	You Gotta Have Love	With Love From Lorenzo	04:47
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Afrikaman	In Perspective	06:23
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Gerima	The Shadow	04:44
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Ambiance (Ndombolo)	Tears On The Dancefloor	02:01
Bennett Jo	10 Steps to Soul	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:17
Stranger Cole	Ungrateful	More Life EP (with The Steadytones)	04:23
Sattalites	First Impession	Miracles	04:52
R. Jackson Zee	Blood Put of Stone	Trodding	02:36
Stranger Cole	These Arms of Mine	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	04:28
Pluggy Satchmo	Norma King - Up-Tight	Dance Hall Style (with Norma King)	02:36
Cynthia Webber	The Wedding	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:05
Mike Anthony	Can Never Make it Alone	Mike Anthony's Reality	04:01
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Stranger Cole	Things Come to Those That Wait	Storybook Revisited	02:54
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Cynthia Webber	Quarter Past Four	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Ojiji	The Shadow	03:26
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Narrow Road	It's a Revelation	03:05
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Bedouin Soundclash	Rolling Stone	Light the Horizon	03:22
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:20
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Love Strikes	It's a Revelation	04:05
Stranger Cole	Uno Dos Tres	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Otis Gayle	I'll Be Around	I'll Be Around	03:36
Johnny Osbourne	First Trumpet (version)	First Trumpet	05:57
Jackie Mittoo	Darker Shades	Show Case Volume 3	03:53
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
Compilation	Dennis Green - Wanted Man	Music Get To Your Brain	02:39
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Popolipo	Le Dernier Empereur Bantou	04:22
Wesli	Marassa Dossou Dossa	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:34
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Ezra Kwizera	Himbazwa	Himbaza Uwera	03:22
Desmond Chambers	Haly Gully (Version)	Tiger Bom	04:11
Bedouin Soundclash	Mountain Top	Light the Horizon	03:16
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	It's a Revelation	It's a Revelation	05:01
Sattalites	Peace Talk	Miracles	05:12
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Merlene Webber	As Long as You Love Me	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:18
Roots Earth And Water	Love the Same Old Way	Innocent Youths	02:52
Lillian Allen	Nellie Belly Swelly	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:17
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Paradise	Collector Series	03:49
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
I.D.	Sonyman Walking	I Have Something to Say (To You) b/w Sonyman Walking	03:12
Jackie Mittoo	The Rattler (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	03:01
Leroy Sibbles	Love Me With All of Your Heart	Evidence	03:57
Leroy Brown	Color Barrier	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:34
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Heartbeat	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:05
Nana McLean (Claudette)	You Give Good Love	Modern Day Romance	03:48
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan	Tour to Africa	04:17
Crasher (Gladston Murray)	Bad Moon Rising	Amazon b/w Bad Moon Rising	04:01
Pierre Kwenders (José Louis Modabi)	Vibraçao	Jose Louis And The Paradox Of Love	03:04
Ivan Burgess	The Call (Gene MacLellan)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:31
Sattalites	You Don't Know	ST	06:12
Leroy Brown	Metro Pigs	Color Barrier	03:09
Wesli	Kote Nou Ye	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	04:18
Leroy Gibbon	Spread Out	Four Season Lover	06:04
Leroy Brown	Give Me Love	Face To Face	03:56
Ishan People	Trenchtown	ST	05:35
Howie Smart	Yes Yes	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:30
Leroy Brown	African Roots	Color Barrier	02:15
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Lorenzo Conyers	I Only Have Eyes For You	With Love From Lorenzo	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Christine White Joy	Love Me Boy	You Have Got To Come Back	02:57
Jackie Mittoo	President Roots	The Money Makers	02:40
Jackie Mittoo	Satisfaction	Wishbone	02:20
Afro-Caribbean Singers	Bamboo Fire	Sun Spirit and Soul	02:41
Jackie Mittoo	Out of Exile	Wild Jockey	03:37
Winston Hewitt	Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2)	I Love You	02:50
Bennett Jo	Lecture Me	Groovy Joe (with Mudies All Stars)	03:13
Super 8 Corporation	Black Version	Black Society (Bongo Ossie and The Moonlights)	03:00
Pluggy Satchmo	Mona Lisa	Porridge	04:07
R. Jackson Zee	Play On	Seat Up	05:46
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips	Sweet Lips	03:24
Jackie Mittoo	Forever Loving You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:54
Tyrone Weekes	Listen Babe	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:56
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Willie Dickson and the Playboys	Mexico	Reggae Exposed	03:43
Ezra Kwizera	Mama	Himbaza Uwera	04:42
Cougars	Limbo Like Me	Caribana '67 Volume 1	05:56
Winston Hewitt	The Same One	Full of Love	04:18
Jackie Mittoo	Ram Jam (Jackie Mittoo)	Let's Put It all Together	02:31
Dennis Walton	Sweeter Love	Sweeter Love	08:10
Wesli	Mon Konpè	Ayiti étoile nouvelle	03:37
Demo Cates	Sukiyaki	Lady	03:42
Ivan Burgess	Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:16
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Balford Lindsay	Please Don't Make Me Do (Something Bad to You)	Memories of Her Love	03:28
Jackie Mittoo	Jackie is Back	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:28
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Light of Peace	Hobey Laik	04:01
Jackie Mittoo	North of the Sun	Show Case Volume 3	04:46
Jackie Mittoo	Disco Dub	The Money Makers	03:01
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Just for You	Reach Out With Love	04:18
Glen Ricketts	For Your Precious Love	Commandments Of Love	04:40
Jackie Mittoo	Everywhere	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	02:35
Compilation	Agyemang B. Opambuo - Obi Manso	D.J. Oduro & Emmanuel Presents... Toronto Heat Volume 1	06:31

Reggae, Caribbean and African

Tracks

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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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Jackie Mittoo - Love of life b/w Love Life

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