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	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23
Sattalites	Miracles	Miracles	04:54
‎Calvin Benjamin	Dear Jah	Dear Jah b/w My Baby's Gone	05:01
Merlene Webber	Once You Hit the Road	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:40
Carl Harvey	Peace Truce	Ecstacy of Mankind	04:02
Leroy Sibbles	Mr. Palmer (Informer)	Mean While	02:53
Chalawa	Jah Collie Weed	Capture Land	04:22
Desmond Chambers	The East Wind	Tiger Bom	03:31
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Jenob El Sudan (dance mix)	Tour to Africa	09:09
Shams	Wadadhush Min Zaman	Ayoban	06:15
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Shams	Ciao Ciao (Laychee Aman)	Ayoban	06:25
Messenjah	Give Praises	Rock You High	03:29
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	You Light My Fire	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	02:56
Soul Explosion Band	Woman in the Ghetto	Out of Many One People	03:41
Boule Noire	Je T'Emmene	Reggae	03:13
Winston Hart	Honour Your Mother and Father	Genuine Love	05:11
Jackie Mittoo	A Standing Ovation	The Keyboard King	02:42
Patrick Roots	Jah My Keeper	Jah My Keeper // Jah My Keeper	03:40
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Love and Affection	Dream Of Life	04:05
Winston Hart	Slave Dub	Slaves Made Them Rich // Slave Dub	06:15
Arawak	Music in the Making	Music in the Making b/w New Day	03:38
Howie Smart	Tell You Jah	Rock & Come In	03:32
R. Jackson Zee	Seat Up	Unda De Struggle	04:42
Leroy Brown	I Fell in Love Again Last Night	Nice & Slow	04:03
Leroy Sibbles	Weep and Mourn	Mean While	02:56
Christine White Joy	Harry Hippy	You Have Got To Come Back	03:20
Tropical All Stars	Invitation	Piper Son b/w Invitation	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Samuel Mickle	Slave Man	Slave Man	05:19
Leroy Brown	Are You in Love	Nice & Slow	03:45
Garnet Challenger & The Connection Band	Now I Wonder	Reach Out With Love	03:49
Confrontation	What Have You Got For Me	A New Day	05:20
Leroy Gibbon	I Wanna be Your Lover	Just Like That	04:13
Bedouin Soundclash	No One Moves, No One Gets Hurt	Light the Horizon	02:40
Balford Lindsay	Mr. Success (reggae)	Can't Fight Love	03:00
Johnny Osborne & Jerry Estivon All Stars	Who Really Cares (instrumental)	Who Really Cares	02:31
Carl Harvey	Just Having Fun (instrumental)	Just Having Fun	05:51
Jackie Mittoo	Wives and Lovers	Wild Jockey	03:53
Sid Lovejoy	Feel So Good	Jah Jah Knows	04:56
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Pellegrin El Kady	Sunguila (Extase)	Sunguila	03:40
R. Jackson Zee	Touch a Button	Trodding	03:12
Winston Hewitt	For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out	Full of Love	08:30
Jackie Mittoo	Mother Funk	Wishbone	02:36
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
Chalawa	If You Drop That Cross	Capture Land	03:05
Truths & Rights	Crying in the Wilderness	Time For Us To Unite	04:38
George Banton	I'm The One (Who Loves You)	The Soul of Toronto	03:57
Sam T.	Fawaonsa Beto	Mayenkatam	07:16
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Open Up Your Eyes	The Challenge	04:09
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Zion Gates (Dub)	Jovert (Breakway) // Zion Gates	08:52
Soul Explosion Band	Hold Me Tonight	Too Much Confusion	04:16
ShowDoMan	Trouble Trouble	Trouble, Trouble	05:13
Leroy Sibbles	Praise Fari	Now	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Nana McLean (Claudette)	Take My Loving	Collector Series	03:53
Naya Ali	Ra Ra	Higher Self EP	03:05
Jah B	Far I Train	Live Up	05:22
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	One Man Woman	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:19
Wesli	Sibi Dlo	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:56
Julie Spence	Dream of Me	Arrives	03:39
R. Jackson Zee	Jamaica I Hear You Calling	Unda De Struggle	03:53
Leroy Brown	Time of Decision	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	02:49
Demo Cates	Change Is Gonna Come	Stealing Love	05:18
Tropical All Stars	Piper Son	Piper Son b/w Invitation	03:07
Cougars	Shango Man	Caribana '67 Volume 1	02:41
Winston Hart	Let God Lead	Genuine Love	04:01
Wesli	Legba	Rapadou Kreyôl	02:16
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Wesli	Le Soleil Descend feat Paul Cargnello	Tradisyon	04:08
Tarig Abubakar & The Afro-Nubians	Peace Forever	Hobey Laik	03:47
Howie Smart	Thing You Try	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	03:12
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Zion Gates (Mohjah/Lloyd Benn)	The Challenge	03:41
Winston Hart	Jesus Train	Genuine Love	04:55
Roots Earth And Water	Zion	Innocent Youths	06:28
Roots Radics	Falling in Love	Two Time Girl	03:27
Stranger Cole	Children	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	02:51
Winston Hewitt	It's Too Late	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	03:49
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Good Intentions	The Shadow	03:35
Villains	Wolly Bully	Life of Crime	02:44
Balford Lindsay	Can't Fight Love	Can't Fight Love	03:55
ShowDoMan	Let's Change the Beat	Trouble, Trouble	05:00
Johnny Osbourne	Night Fall Dub	Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 "Vintage"	02:45
Leroy Brown	My Woman’s Love	Nice & Slow	03:05
Balford Lindsay	Love Vibration	Memories of Her Love	02:52
Leroy Gibbon	Dream Lover	Just Like That	03:05
Ishan People	Hold On	ST	03:45
Phase IV	Hard Luck Dub	Hard Luck Man // Redemption Song	03:17
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Ivan Burgess	Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault)	Minstrel Of The Dawn	02:36
Winston Hewitt	I'm So Glad I Found You	Just You and Me	02:19
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
Tyrone Weekes	Do it Forever	Another Sunny Morning: Canadian Folk Tunes with a Caribbean Flavour	02:46
George Banton	Uptight Good Woman (vocal)	The Soul of Toronto	03:03
Jackie Mittoo	In Love With You	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:23
Samuel Mickle	Back to Africa	Freedom Vibes	03:32
Leroy Sibbles	Love And Happiness	Strictly Roots	04:08
R. Jackson Zee	Be With a Dread	Trodding	03:34
Karamchand Maharaj	Papa Kahtay Hai	Innovations 4	05:05

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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