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
Glen Ricketts	The Ten Commandments of Love	Commandments Of Love	03:44
R. Jackson Zee	In'a South Africa	Unda De Struggle	05:16
Demo Cates	Love Is So Good	Stealing Love	08:11
Mike Anthony	Why War	Mike Anthony's Reality	03:48
Cougars	Expo ‘67 Calypso	Caribana '67 Volume 1	06:02
Leroy Sibbles	Reggae Music	It's Not Over	03:41
Cynthia Webber	Carlton My Love	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	05:22
Leroy Heptone	Garden of Life	Garden of Life	08:03
Rod Williams & Super 8	War Version	War b/w War Version	03:36
Naya Ali	Piece of Mine	Higher Self EP	03:51
Winston Hart	Shelter From the Storm	Genuine Love	03:28
Stranger Cole	Stranger Knocking	The Patriot	03:49
One Love	I've Got to Groove	ST	04:24
George Banton	Let Me Sing You a Love Song	The Soul of Toronto	04:14
Otis Gayle	Put Jah First	Love is a Thing	04:21
Leroy Sibbles	Ting A Ling	On Top	03:25
Leroy Gibbon	It's a New Day	Just Like That	03:45
Leroy Brown	Trust Me	Nice & Slow	03:51
Ojiji (Rupert "Ojiji" Harvey)	Forgotten Dream	The Shadow	06:13
George Banton	It May Never Be The Same	I'm Still In Love With You	04:35
Wesli	Koté Nou Yé (Remix)	Rapadou Kreyôl	04:11
Shams	Orti Tuyatchbah	Ayoban	04:01
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Leroy Sibbles	Ballad of Richard Cory	Evidence	02:59
Demo Cates	Ain't What's On A Woman	Stealing Love	05:17
Naya Ali	It's Us (Flowers To The Rain)	We Did The Damn Thing	02:19
Desmond Chambers	Words of Inspiration	Tiger Bom	04:17
A.P.M.S. (Alfred Paul Mama Sçhall)	Just After Jack	In Perspective	09:20
Ishan People	One Way Ticket	Roots	03:47
Stranger Cole	Rudies All Around	Storybook Revisited	02:42
Cynthia Webber	Searching	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	04:03
Stranger Cole	Mouth A-Massey	"Forward" in the Land of Sunshine	03:40
Jackie Mittoo	Sweet Music Sweet	The Money Makers	02:26
Winston Hart	Luke 6:38	Genuine Love	04:58
Winston Hewitt	You Don't Have to Say	I Love You	02:17
Wesli	Proverb Granmoun (feat Sergiu Popa)	Rapadou Kreyôl	05:03
Truths & Rights	Sweet Reggae Music	Time For Us To Unite	04:07
Jackie Mittoo	Dry Wine	Wishbone	02:45
Ivan Burgess	Goodbye My Baby	Wanderin' With	02:50
Jackie Mittoo	Waiting For Love	Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright Plays Hits from Studio One and More - A Tribute, Vol. 2	03:06
Jackie Mittoo	Happy People	Macka Fat	03:11
Howie Smart	Dub	Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style	02:43
Clive Clerk (Clive Wilson)	Love You Baby	Look Before You Leap b/w Love You Baby	02:19
Shams	Olé Zan	Ayoban	05:25
Naya Ali	Out the Dirt	Higher Self EP	03:18
Messenjah	Today We Pray	Rock You High	04:25
Ishan People	Tough Tight and Dread	Roots	04:30
Rod Williams & Super 8	War	War b/w War Version	03:16
Leroy Brown	Rulers of Babylon	Leroy Brown & His Defence Force - Prayer Of Peace	03:14
Stranger Cole	We Are Rolling On	The Patriot	03:00
Milton Douglas	Why Did You Change Your Mind	Can't Trust No One	03:58
Julie Spence	Groove Me	Arrives	04:58
Jackie Mittoo	La-La Girls & Cha-Cha Boys	Wishbone	02:26
Merlene Webber	No More Running (Merlene Webber)	On The Right Track (featuring Webber Sisters)	03:07
Customers	Hold Me	ST (EP)	01:58
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Blue Lady b/w No Looking Back	02:42
Wesli	Samba (Hommage à Azor Rasin Mapou)	Tradisyon	06:03
Sid Lovejoy	Monster Man	Monsterman	03:30
Lillian Allen	The Subversives	Revolutionary Tea Party	04:50
Jackie Mittoo	Division One	Macka Fat	03:15
George Banton	Row Daddy Row	I'm Still In Love With You	03:36
Carl Harvey	World of Confusion	Ecstacy of Mankind	03:38
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	We, The People	The Challenge	03:52
Leroy Brown	I Wish You Belonged to Me	Nice & Slow	03:46
Peter Sandy	Survivor	Sweet Music	03:38
Otis Gayle	Ska	The Best Of	03:25
Truths & Rights	Black Plight	Metro's No. 1 Problem	07:36
Sattalites	Want to be Loved	Miracles	04:19
Oral Fuentes Reggae Band	Mr. Pito	Oral Culture	04:03
Truths & Rights	Nuclear	Time For Us To Unite	04:35
Stranger Cole	When You Call My Name	Storybook Revisited	03:11
Leroy Brown	Nice And Slow	Nice & Slow	03:09
Julie Spence	Every Night	Arrives	03:55
Leroy Brown	Prayer of Peace	Color Barrier	02:52
Ivan Burgess	I Wish I Was a Red Rosy Bush	Wanderin' With	02:08
Mojah (Lloyd Timmothy Benn)	Broken Dub	Broken Arrow	04:27
Lascelles Douglas	Na Lose This Battle	Created for a Reason b/w Na Lose This Battle	03:40
Ras Lee	Moonlight Lover	Moonlight Lover // Lover's Violence-Dub Violence	06:54
Webber Sisters (Merlene and Cynthia)	Cry to Me	Sweet Soul And Inspiration	03:06
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Soul Explosion Band	No Looking Back	Out of Many One People	02:42
Jackie Mittoo	Love Life	Wishbone	03:10
Maame Felicia Konadu	Bonyaie	Ma Menka	08:01
Fat Chants	People's Food Song	People's Food Song b/w When the Rivers are Hot	03:03
Soul Explosion Band	Baby	Too Much Confusion	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Lillian Allen	Unnatural Causes	Conditions Critical	04:53
Gayap Rhythm Drummers	Children of Babylon (Judgement Day)	The Challenge	05:03
Peter Sandy	I Want to Be Somebody	Sweet Music	03:15
Otis Gayle	God You are for Real	Love is a Thing	03:59
Truths & Rights	Nights Are Cold	Time For Us To Unite	04:06
Ezra Kwizera	Sometimes (Remix)	Himbaza Uwera	04:01
Enid Wallace	Sweet Lips (Version)	Sweet Lips	03:32
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Gemini Brass	Run To Me	Keep on the Right Side	06:34
Ishan People	Inflation	ST	03:32
Johnny Osbourne	African Wake	Where Will I Go b/w African Wake	02:42
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Jah B	Live Up	Live Up	05:25
Winston Hewitt	Do You Ever Feel Like Crying	Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer	02:23

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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